discuss: Is PHP-HOWTO some kind of joke ? (fwd)
Subject:
Re: Is PHP-HOWTO some kind of joke ? (fwd)
From:
Martin WHEELER ####@####.####
Date:
9 Nov 2003 15:44:50 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0311091527170.2702-100000@caxton.startext.demon.co.uk>
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Machtelt Garrels wrote:
> Time to introduce a rating system?
Unfortunately -- yes.
I rate this one -10; on whatever positive scale you choose.
> From: Laurent Bedubourg ####@####.####
> To: ####@####.####
> Subject: Is PHP-HOWTO some kind of joke ?
Unfortunately -- yes.
As are most of the HOWTOs produced by the same author, unfortunately.
Which is a thundering good argument for a wiki-based system which will
allow a co-operative team of editors to edit this sort of offering
ON-THE-SPOT. (I really can't be bothered to go to a cvs system, pull
out the source, edit it offline, then poke it back again. Gimme a wiki,
and I'll do it there and then, as I read.)
> Hum... am i wrong if i write : "The content is not objective, dangerous
> for newcomers and shocking for veterans."
No -- you are absolutely correct; perhaps even a little conservative in
your judgment :)
But -- as the co-author of a *very* badly maintained HOWTO (totally out
of date), I don't suppose I should be throwing stones.
Right -- on a positive and contributory note -- we obviously need an
author's Style Guide.
Perhaps we could use extracts culled from this HOWTO as examples of a
hyperbolic style to be avoided at all costs?
--
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