Il 11/12/2007 19:29, Matthew Wilkes ha scritto:
> It's a little... quirky, for example:
>
> 1. Leave. #php is right next door. Tell 'em limi sent ya. ;^)
> 2. Stay and Bitch. I mean, we can't really stop you.
> 3. Stay and Mooch. The ranks of the Plone welfare state grow every day.
> 4. Get involved. Write code or docs, or hire someone else to do it —
> we value both approaches equally.
-1 from me.
This section might seem too rude and childish if taken alone, but
looking at it as it actually is in the current doc I don't think it's so
bad.
IMHO the current doc is very complete, and overall better than the one
you propose, which is instead a bit too schematic. The part you mention
only comes after a good deal of friendly suggestions on how to get help,
and it's clearly stated that these 4 choices are what is left to you in
the unfortunate case when Plone is really not suited to your needs.
And even immediately after them, it's friendly stuff again.
I would agree with you if the doc started with these lines... but it's
not the case.
On the other hand, this is only my personal opinion, and if someone else
thinks this section is bad, maybe it can really be improved. Here's how
I would change it to make it more "soft":
-------------------------------
Unfortunately, there can even be times when your error or problem is
actually caused by a limitation of the software. It can happen that
Plone, as it stands today, may not solve your use case, either by
accident or by design. If you find yourself in this situation, you have
four options:
1. Get involved. Write code or docs, or hire someone else to do it —
we value both approaches equally.
2. Give up on Plone and turn to a different software/technology
which is better suited to your use case.
3. Stay and Mooch. The ranks of the Plone welfare state grow every day.
4. Stay and Bitch. I mean, we can't really stop you.
-------------------------------
So, I:
- Rephrased the intro to make it clear that this is an unfortunate
situation which we whish could never happen to you.
- Changed the "php" choice to a more moderate and general one, to
prevent the possibility that this section looks like a "Plone vs PHP"
flame to anyone.
- Re-sorted the list so that our preferred choice is n. 1, the other
realistic choice is n. 2, and the ironic ones are 3 and 4.
What do you think?
I'll also add that I would remove the bold face from the 4 choices, to
prevent this section from catching the eye of the newcomer more than due.
And I admit I do not really get the meaning of the "Stay and Mooch"
choice, maybe because I'm not a native English speaker... so maybe that
should be changed somehow, too? What does it mean?
--
Ciao,
Marco.
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