[TYPO3] a call for good documenation writers to partner with extension developers

[Tyler Kraft]

Martin, Cate, everyone

No I'm sorry I have just as much going on at work as you, which is why 
we have more than one list - so it can be organised. And obviously there 
has been documentation discussion here in the past which is what led to 
a separate mailing list for it.

Likewise there is a list for design, so we don't have to have 
conversation here about that. Or the same for the UK. Or the exact same 
thing for the videos. And this could go on...

The point simply is that this is *not* the correct place for this 
discussion (even if it makes your life easier) and that there is a 
*correct* place.

So sorry if you are all offended, and yes fine I could have been more 
tactful or courteous, but like you say "I'm" busy (as are you), so I 
don't want to read about documentation in a general list, especially 
when there is a list already for it. Things like this drive me nuts, and 
after three years here I'm rather weary of everyone wanting to just do 
what they want on this list and use (or misuse) it as they see fit - 
especially when effort has been made to make everything as usable as 
possible! Then I just have to read postings about how hard it is to find 
information in the mailing lists... why? Because nobody wants to use the 
correct list often!

There is a documentation list so make use of it please.







Martin Kindler wrote:
> Tyler,
> 
> I disagree with you.
> A "general" list should be the starting point for discussions which might
> interest a larger audience.
> No one can subscribe to so many lists. Currently I need in my daily work 4
> or 5 products/tools. I am subscribed to the respective "general" user lists.
> This means a few hundred mails daily. I cannot and will not post my problems
> or opinions to all the specific sublists which exist.
> 
> Sure, when a discussion gets too deep and long, it should migrate to a more
> appropriate place and someone should tell the readers of the general list
> where she/he can find it (assuming an easily accessible archive is available
> ;-)). 
> 
> And: please inform the users in a polite way. Not this ">YOU MADE AN
> ERROR!!!!" style which IMHO we find too often in this list.
> 
> User communities of open source software must rely on one central place
> where information is exchanged, and this is the "general" list in my
> opinion.
> 
> Martin
>