CentOS docs - May 2009 - Update of "Contribute" by DagWieers

On Sat, 9 May 2009, noreply at centos.org wrote:
> The following page has been changed by DagWieers:
> http://wiki.centos.org/Contribute?action=diff&rev2=21&rev1=20
> - * We also encourage you to request and to maintain a 
> personal homepage with your contact information -- some 
> people also use such a page to keep a note of their edits. 
> You may request that page be set up in your initial email. 
> Having such a '''sandbox''' also gives you a place
to
> experiment for testing content layout, editing commands, 
> etc.
> + * We also encourage you to request and to maintain a 
> personal homepage with your contact information. Some people 
> also use their homepage to keep a note of their edits, or as 
> a place to experiment for testing content layout, editing 
> commands, etc.
I mentioned a sandbox, as that is a wiki concept (as well as a 
development one).  Any reason for dropping it?

> - * There will be a small delay while you wait for someone 
> from the AdminGroup to create that page and give you editing 
> rights.  This can take up to three days if requested, say, 
> after normal working hours (European) on a Friday.
> + * There will be a small delay while you wait for someone 
> from the AdminGroup to create that page and give you editing 
> rights.  This can take up to three days if requested.
This greatly changes the meaning, and as the issue I was 
addressing was the fact that the rotation of the globe caused 
a US author to become impatient, evicerates the prior last 
sentence.

I have no idea what the revised second sentence is saying, as 
by definition a request was made.

-- Russ herrold

On Sat, 9 May 2009, R P Herrold wrote:
> On Sat, 9 May 2009, noreply at centos.org wrote:
>
>> The following page has been changed by DagWieers:
>> http://wiki.centos.org/Contribute?action=diff&rev2=21&rev1=20
>
>
>> - * We also encourage you to request and to maintain a
>> personal homepage with your contact information -- some
>> people also use such a page to keep a note of their edits.
>> You may request that page be set up in your initial email.
>> Having such a '''sandbox''' also gives you a
place to
>> experiment for testing content layout, editing commands,
>> etc.
>
>> + * We also encourage you to request and to maintain a
>> personal homepage with your contact information. Some people
>> also use their homepage to keep a note of their edits, or as
>> a place to experiment for testing content layout, editing
>> commands, etc.
>
> I mentioned a sandbox, as that is a wiki concept (as well as a
> development one).  Any reason for dropping it?
Because what you call a sandbox is "a place to experiment for testing 
content layout". I don't see a reason to use the word sandbox there and
the aim was to simplify the actions so it doesn't look too much of a 
burden.

>> - * There will be a small delay while you wait for someone
>> from the AdminGroup to create that page and give you editing
>> rights.  This can take up to three days if requested, say,
>> after normal working hours (European) on a Friday.
>
>> + * There will be a small delay while you wait for someone
>> from the AdminGroup to create that page and give you editing
>> rights.  This can take up to three days if requested.
>
> This greatly changes the meaning, and as the issue I was
> addressing was the fact that the rotation of the globe caused
> a US author to become impatient, evicerates the prior last
> sentence.
>
> I have no idea what the revised second sentence is saying, as
> by definition a request was made.
This was discussed with Karanbir and if there is an error against the 
English language, go and fix that. You don't need my approval, really.

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