Wiki starting points? Drafts...

[Francis Earl]

On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 15:41 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Francis Earl wrote:
> > I originally posted this to fedora-docs-list not knowing that was the
> > wrong place for it... this is a copy and paste as I believe this list is
> > more the correct place:
> > 
> > I'm looking for somewhere to get started on the wiki, and I'm not sure
> > where to proceed?
> > 
> > This lead me to the Drafts wiki page, am I free to edit these pages as I
> > see fit? What is the etiquette here?
> 
> Yes you can but if you are making large changes either post to 
> fedora-docs list or talk to the authors enlisted. Do the changes 
> incrementally so folks can revert if necessary.
> 
> > Just looking briefly at the "Getting Started" page, I believe a few
> > improvements could be made. It's overtone is very professional, which is
> > intimidating. I also think things like Graphic User Interface and Window
> > Manager should provide links to wikipedia so the user can learn more
> > about the topic if they wish. Wikipedia is provided in the Free Content
> > bookmarks folder in Fedora 7t4, so I don't think that would be an issue?
> > I think the wiki is the wrong place to try and explain such things
> > though.
> 
> You can add some minimal links where useful

Sounds good, thank you... I'm mainly talking about things like my
example, better explanations of things for those interested.

> > Also, I don't see a way to upload images? There is a saying "a picture
> > tells a thousand words", and I believe it's true. I don't even see a way
> > to add images though? Screenshots (of a particular section of relevance
> > on the desktop) would greatly clarify what things say, and provide an
> > air of confidence for the user "I must be doing it right, it looks the
> > same".
> 
> Screenshots are a double edged sword at times. They make it hard for 
> translation. They are harder to keep updated. You can see some 
> discussions on appropriate usages in fedora docs list.

I didn't really think about that... I'll see what I can find about it.
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