Patrick Burns <pbu...@pburns.seanet.com> wrote >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. >
I think this is an excellent idea. I would be glad to be one of the "newish or less technical" people. Peter Peter L. Flom, PhD Statistical Consultant www DOT peterflomconsulting DOT com ______________________________________________ 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.
