discuss: Review needed of 'Encourage Women in Linux' HOWTO
Subject:
Re: Review needed of 'Encourage Women in Linux' HOWTO
From:
Mary Gardiner ####@####.####
Date:
7 Dec 2003 13:50:05 -0000
Message-Id: <20031207134952.GA21156@titus.home.puzzling.org>
On Sat, Dec 06, 2003, David Lawyer wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 03:12:37PM +1100, Mary Gardiner wrote:
> > It's probably worth making specific criticisms at least at the level
> > of my points above rather than adopting the term "Al Dev" as a
> > generic LDP term of abuse for HOWTOs. It's not very professional,
> > and it isn't even useful.
>
> But the decision on removing AlDev's works has set an important
> precedent so it's OK to mention his name. But the comparison wasn't
> an apt one.
Oh my point here is basically semantic. I agree that it's fine (useful)
to say "perhaps we should treat this HOWTO similarly to Al Dev's", I
just think reducing it to the noun phrase "an Al Dev" as in "looks like
another Al Dev" or "let's do an Al Dev on this" is pushing it, both in
terms of usefulness and of politeness.
-Mary
