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So that we are not fighting at cross purposes, might I propose that those
who are editing the manual pre-release open an off-list dialogue? If you are
willing, reply to this but use my @dress not the dev-list. What I really see
is important is to keep two people from working on the same page without
mutual awareness!

--Ed


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> From: Gale Andrews [mailto:[hidden email]]
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> Thanks for confirming your help with the Manual, David.


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Ed,

Please use the wiki talk pages and
http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=ToDo for this.
That way consensus about what to do is recorded in the wiki, as in
wikipedia.

--James.

Ed Musgrove wrote:
> So that we are not fighting at cross purposes, might I propose that those
> who are editing the manual pre-release open an off-list dialogue? If you are
> willing, reply to this but use my @dress not the dev-list. What I really see
> is important is to keep two people from working on the same page without
> mutual awareness!
>
> --Ed

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On 6-Nov-09, at 12:07 PM, James Crook wrote:

> Ed,
>
> Please use the wiki talk pages and
> http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=ToDo for this.
> That way consensus about what to do is recorded in the wiki, as in
> wikipedia.
>

I disagree. Unless everyone has every talk page watched it is easy to  
miss something. The talk pages are specific to the page in question.  
Often we are talking about more general issues. These discussions can  
go back and forth quite a few times. It is more efficient for us to  
deal with this in a "mini-list" format using email. We're under the  
gun here.

Alternatively, a separate "Audacity-editors" list would record these  
discussions.

The ToDo page is already huge and hard to follow.

Would you be OK with the editors making a *summary* of the discussions  
and decisions reached, and putting those on the Consistency page at  
the point where we can all take a breather?

http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Consistency

-- Bill



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Bill Wharrie wrote:
> On 6-Nov-09, at 12:07 PM, James Crook wrote:
>  
>> Ed,
>>
>> Please use the wiki talk pages and
>> http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=ToDo for this.
>> That way consensus about what to do is recorded in the wiki, as in
>> wikipedia.
> I disagree.
OK.  It's a do-ocracy and as at the moment you are doing the most
edits.  It's your call.
> Unless everyone has every talk page watched it is easy to  
> miss something.
I disagree.  I always visit
http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges 
when checking up on the manual, and I'd expect that to be normal for
active editors.
> The talk pages are specific to the page in question.  
> Often we are talking about more general issues. These discussions can  
> go back and forth quite a few times. It is more efficient for us to  
> deal with this in a "mini-list" format using email. We're under the  
> gun here.
>  
Whatever works best for you.
> Alternatively, a separate "Audacity-editors" list would record these  
> discussions.
>
> The ToDo page is already huge and hard to follow.
>
>  

> Would you be OK with the editors making a *summary* of the discussions  
> and decisions reached, and putting those on the Consistency page at  
> the point where we can all take a breather?
>  
I'd welcome a summary of decisions reached on the consistency page.

--James.

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On 6-Nov-09, at 1:33 PM, James Crook wrote:

> Bill Wharrie wrote:
>> On 6-Nov-09, at 12:07 PM, James Crook wrote:
[snip]
>> Unless everyone has every talk page watched it is easy to
>> miss something.
> I disagree.  I always visit
> http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges
> when checking up on the manual, and I'd expect that to be normal for
> active editors.

Good point. I'd forgotten that, although I usually visit that page at  
least twice a day.

-- Bill


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