Ralph Shumaker wrote: > Ralph Shumaker wrote: >> James G. Sack (jim) wrote: >>> Ralph Shumaker wrote: >>>> James G. Sack (jim) wrote: >>>>> But hey! .. you should write up a case study and recipe (in as much >>>>> detail as you feel like) on your problem and overcoming it, and >>>>> post it >>>>> on the KPLUG Wiki. >>>> I don't have any experience writing documentation. But I guess I gotta >>>> start somewhere, no? >>>> >>>> I've seen the KPLUG Wiki from a browsing standpoint, but don't know >>>> anything about contributing. How do I go about it? Do I create >>>> content >>>> in a text editor, word processor, or html editor? How do I upload it >>>> once I'm done? I understand that a wiki is something that one person >>>> can create and others can come and edit. I just don't know any of the >>>> mechanisms. >>> >>> There's more than one way... >>> >> [snip] >>> >>> Not too far from the top is an invitation to click on the "WikiIntro" >>> link to read some preliminary stuff, then eventually (on that page) you >>> should probably click on the "WikiBasics" link. >> >> OK, I'm still looking through this stuff, so I'm not yet a website >> member. But I found a typo on: >> http://www.kernel-panic.org/wiki/WikiBasics >> <typo> >> (the inner green bar that showns only for wiki pages) >> </typo> >> s/showns/shows/ >> >> By the time I'm a member who's able to correct this, I will probably >> have lost track of it. > > Here's another one (I think): > <typo2> > What I usually do is choose "select all" in my local editor, then choose > past from the browser right-mouse context menu in the page-edit form. > </typo2> > s/past/paste/
Ralph- why don't you go ahead and become a member, and when logged-in, go to that page and hit the 'edit' tab and fix the typos. That would be a nice simple getting-your-feet-wet job. And remember, it's nearly impossible to mess things up. In particular, edits can be easily reverted. Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
