Re: "TL;DR:"

From: Selena Deckelmann <selena(at)chesnok(dot)com>
To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Cc: pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Subject: Re: "TL;DR:"
Date: 2012-04-27 00:22:02
Message-ID: CAN1EF+yZktDQExEjzLH49Bjo0-OY+6yJBD-oHZGtSr2VHX1uAQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Kevin Grittner <
Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> wrote:

> > "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?
>
> 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.
>
> "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> wrote:
> > Very inappropriate there: remove 'em!
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
>
Reworded it. Now looking at the rest of the document.

-selena

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