Re: [documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-20 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
William T. Marchant wrote: ... I still think the revision of the contribution page under documentation should be done by someone who has a better understanding of the whole picture than I do. I agree that rewriting that page should be done by someone with a better understanding, but if you (o

Re: [documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-20 Thread William T. Marchant
Jean, Thanks for your explanation. You have made the system a bit clearer for me. I realize that in a world consisting of volunteers, some things get done right away, and some have to wait. Goodness knows, I am a prime example of that criticism myself. These projects will only fly if we

Re: [documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-19 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Bill Marchant wrote: My problem is not with the Contribution Page, which has recently been significantly improved, and looks just fine. You apparently started with the Contribution Page on the main OOo website, not the one at the Documentation Project. Not that it matters; by following a

Re: [documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-19 Thread William T. Marchant
Hi, My problem is not with the Contribution Page, which has recently been significantly improved, and looks just fine. I am still baffled by some of the things that come next. Since my interest is in documentation, I select Writing. Under How-Tos and Tutorials, I select Task List. Many of

Re: [documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-19 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 11:37 -0300, William T. Marchant wrote: > I agree with the extract below from a new subscriber. I have found the > process to be baffling ever since I volunteered about a year or so ago now. > Bill Marchant > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I don't find the process of helpi

Re: [documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-19 Thread William T. Marchant
I agree with the extract below from a new subscriber. I have found the process to be baffling ever since I volunteered about a year or so ago now. Bill Marchant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I don't find the process of helping out very clear. I think you could use a >little more generic "How to he

Re: [documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-19 Thread Jean Hollis Weber
Nancy Scanlan wrote, Officially, I'm a veterinarian who does acupuncture and a financial planner. (Long story) I write how-to and all-about articles for pet owners, and I have served as an editor for magazine and books aimed at the general public. So I think I can help on documentation for

[documentation-dev] My bio and comment

2006-04-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Officially, I'm a veterinarian who does acupuncture and a financial planner. (Long story) I write how-to and all-about articles for pet owners, and I have served as an editor for magazine and books aimed at the general public. So I think I can help on documentation for people who aren't very