> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-docs-bounces at centos.org > [mailto:centos-docs-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Max Hetrick > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:04 PM > To: Mail list for wiki articles > Subject: Re: [CentOS-docs] adding stuff to wiki > > Marcus Moeller wrote: > > Good Evening Jeff. > > > >> Please consider being less discouraging to people who want to help. > > I think it's not about discouraging someone. Just post a snipset of > > what you want to contribute to the wiki, so we can discuss it here. > > I can actually sympathize with the original poster here. I had to > "prove" myself by continuing to come back to the CentOS wiki posting > material, before I was trusted enough to be allowed to post things. I > usually still always post a note asking for permission before > I post a > document I wrote, which sometimes gives me mixed emotions. > > I too sometimes feel discouraged when asking to post to the > wiki. Part > of that is, I think, how e-mail is very bland to read. You > can't always > assume the intent of the e-mail, versus in person. I generally think > that everyone is here to help, but I sometimes feel > discouraged easily > by this list and the wiki. Perhaps that's just me not reading people > correctly, but I feel if a document has good content, and is > related to > CentOS, then it can be helpful to others using CentOS. > Depending on the > content, and the topic though, some feel it might not be > suitable on the > wiki. > > While I understand the need to control the wiki against abuse of > posting, I think that sometimes it's controlled a little too tightly, > and things can be nit-picked at by others easily to the point > where it > makes the contributor feel discouraged very easily. > > The problem with this is that if it happens enough, then > people aren't > going to want to contribute, and will keep their documentation to > themselves, or on their own websites. > > Opening the wiki up will help out in this aspect. Again, this > is all my > opinion, and perhaps it's just me not reading people well, but I do > think that it's a real problem sometimes. I'm sure there are a ton of > great writers that use CentOS, but don't want to post things > here. But I > also do understand the need to protect the pages. > > To the original poster, Jeff, just remember that if you post a few > things and continue to do so, the hassle of things goes away pretty > quickly. As a whole, a little bit of hassle at first will help other > users in the long-run, but I do understand your position as well. > > Regards, > Max ----- I to concur with Max on many levels. JohnStanley