Re: "TL;DR:"

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 5:22 PM, Selena Deckelmann <selena(at)chesnok(dot)com>wrote:

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> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Kevin Grittner <
> Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> wrote:
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>> > "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> writes:
>> >> How do people feel about "TL;DR:" being used at the start of a
>> >> Wiki page to which we want to direct users?
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>> Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> > I think it's a pretty lousy way to start off this page in
>> > particular; way too flippant for something we point newcomers to
>> > when they ask for help. +1 for rewriting in a more formal style.
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>> "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> wrote:
>> > Very inappropriate there: remove 'em!
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>> I took a shot at reworking the portion ahead of the TOC, but I know
>> there are better wordsmiths than I out there. If anyone wants to
>> redo it, I won't be offended.
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>> I have a feeling the "Why were you sent this link?" section is a
>> little harsh, too; but haven't taken a run at that yet.
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> Reworded it. Now looking at the rest of the document.
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Ok, I made some changes. The numbering really stymied me.

Greg -- is there a better way to manage the numbering? One of the problems
with the long lists is that they are not numbered - so if you're a poor bug
reporter trying to scan that list, you lose your place. But I want the
formatting to be consistent without having to give numbers to the
sub-points.

-selena

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