I really enjoy contributing to the official Cake Book, however, it is
a very serious problem that the contribution and editing process is so
obscure.  The black box model absolutely does not work and
significantly reduces the incentive to contribute.

I have personally spent a lot of time working on various sections of
the Cake Book.  Some modifications appear, some don't.  I don't get
any real feedback on why some things appear and others don't.  I have
nothing to help me do a better job on future work.

With Wikipedia, where I also have contributed a bit over the years, I
get to see a very transparent chain of feedback and edits on my own
contributions.  This makes me much better at writing entries, and I
have found that my quality level has improved due to past feedback.
I think that if I ever wished the CakePHP docs were more like a Wiki,
this kind of transparency is all I am asking for.  I am not asking for
the right to create my own articles or even the right to have my edits
appear immediately.

For the time it takes me to make quality contributions, what I ask for
in return is a transparent editing and revision process.

-Aran

On May 7, 5:57 am, "Mariano Iglesias" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> If you don't know what inflation is we have plenty of that in Argentina, and
> we can certainly spare some for you.
>
> -MI
>
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>
> CakeFest: December, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina -http://www.cakefest.org
>
> blog:http://www.MarianoIglesias.com.ar
> twitter:http://twitter.com/mgiglesias
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre
> de nate
> Enviado el: MiƩrcoles, 07 de Mayo de 2008 08:17 a.m.
> Para: CakePHP
> Asunto: Re: Is the documentation at book.cakephp.org open source?
>
> Inflation.
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