On Tue, 2003-03-18 at 15:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tony Di Schino wrote: > >Between my laundry list of previous obligations and my job, I don't think I > >would be able to offer > >UA (or any coding projects) the time they need to dev quality docs. As > > I think most admins find themselves in this same situation. It all comes > down to priorities and most don't have any time left to help support UA > with the work that's needed. You'd be amazed at the number of admins that > sign up to join a team, only to either bail or go MIA with inactivity and > contact at the first sign of work to be done. > > >previously noted, UA does > >have a Doc team, where as most coding projects do not. > > Sure, at the start of a project we have people. But, when it comes to > sitting down and actually writing the documentation, well... you can see > the current state. So, yes, in theory we do have a Doc > team. Unfortunately, it's pretty much dead. > > >Pointing out that the > >docs lack should not > >be considered flamebait to tell me I have no right to bitch unless I help. > > We are well aware that the docs are in a severe state of needing > writers. Unfortunately, all we get are complaints about them and nobody > willing to step forward and help fix them. If anyone out there is > available to help, please send me an email (off-list please) at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
All this is totally understandable, and this isnt a flame but... http://www.unitedadmins.com/about-charter-2003.php Obviously took some time to write, But i would have thought, correct installation guides would have been a greater priority than the above page. A charter is great, your press releases are great too, it gives people the impression you are trying to approach things professionally, but when documentation is non existant or just plain wrong (EG: Cheating Death documentation) it removes any image gained from the above page. Im not trying to tell you how to do your job, but surely, documentation is a far greater priority than a flashy webpage. > FYI, doc writing seems to be the least desired position that people want to > volunteer for. > Funny that :P _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
