Proposal That a new mailing list be established that pertains exclusively to R documentation. The purpose of the list would be to discuss weak sections of the documentation and establish fixes for those weak spots.
Pro If it works, there would be better documentation. It would be an excellent opportunity for newish and/or less technical people to contribute to R. In some respects such people would be much more valuable to the process than very experienced people. It could take some pressure off of R-core. Con It needs at least one person (and probably more) with a strong commitment to make it work. The proposed changes would need to be installed, and activity would need to be encouraged and focused. Background A couple weeks ago I sent a message suggesting that people with issues about the documentation should send a message about it. I left the exact details vague for two reasons: 1) I wasn't sure what the preferred details are. 2) I realized that if people actually followed the suggestion and sent messages about documentation, R-core would be overwhelmed and not especially happy. Patrick Burns patr...@burns-stat.com +44 (0)20 8525 0696 http://www.burns-stat.com (home of "The R Inferno" and "A Guide for the Unwilling S User") ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.