>> it would be fabulous if the Wiki pages initially contained the >> full text from the Dictionary. > > We could also link to the definitive DoJ entry, without having to reprise it > (or keep it up to date), and still allow users to rely on Dictionary2 with > complete confidence. Of course we can quote and comment upon relevant > parts directly in the page.
What we should produce is not a guide to the Dictionary, but a complete Dictionary with commentary. A user shouldn't have to hop between the guide and the DoJ to be sure that they haven't missed something. Start with the Dictionary text, and intersperse commentary: then you will have created The Definitive Reference For J. We should aim no lower. A document that is commentary only will not be worth reading for a while, because it won't have much. What it does have will be incomplete and will require the user to keep two documents open at once. What I want to see is something like the Oxford Annotated Bible - the full text, with running footnotes, so that it is easy to see text and commentary together. Not only will it be easier to read, it will be easier to modify, and therefore more likely to be added to by novices. I wouldn't worry about keeping our pages up to date - changes to the DoJ aren't exactly coming fast and furious. Henry Rich ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
