I mistakenly sent this to vim-l-request; I apologize in advance if this shows up twice.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Falor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jun 3, 2008 11:06 AM Subject: Tips relying on external sites To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I can understand the dilemma relying on external sites presents. On one hand, as an author, I don't want to be responsible for maintaining tips on multiple sites. If I update a script or refine a tip, I don't want to have to update it twice, or thrice. Directing to an external site means that I only have to fix the tip once. On the other hand, broken links are no fun, and they never seem to be cleaned up in a timely fashion. I wouldn't endorse pointing tips to personal web pages which may not exist next month. But vim.sourceforge.netis probably not going anywhere. In regard to the "less is more" tip I posted last month, instead of linking to vim.sf.netI could just put the text of the batch file in the tip. It is short. And it probably won't change. In the end, my feeling is that it is appropriate to link to vim.sf.net, and for other sites it is not so appropriate. I think that because vim.sf.net is the official site for Vim, it is appropriate to assign it this special status. And it reinforces idea that is the central repository for Vim scripts. Well, it is, isn't it? Just my $0.02. -- Erik Falor Registered Linux User #445632 http://counter.li.org -- Erik Falor Registered Linux User #445632 http://counter.li.org
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