Re: help wanted page

[Ian Hulin]

Graham Percival wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 03:19:00PM +0000, Ian Hulin wrote:
> > Graham Percival wrote:
> > > I've made a first draft of the "help us" page:
> > > http://kainhofer.com/~lilypond/Documentation/web/help-us.html
> > "To get the source code, see Starting with git."
> > I've got problems with this here and in the CG.  The reason is that  
> > You're making a lot of assumptions about potential contributers' 
> > experience
>
> There's only so much we can explain on this page -- and, for that
> matter, the CG.
>
> I've revamped the "help us" page (should be visible on kainhofer
> tomorrow), and added a bit of general info to the CG about doc
> source files, output formats, etc.
On web page
'Many users ask “I can’t program; how can I help?”'  - this needs to be 
as prominent as the 'No source, no programming' beneath it - can you 
bold it?
'Mailist support: we have many users asking for him.'  Who's he?
Do you mean something like 'Mailing list support: you can help by 
answering queries and requests for support from Lilypond users'?



  At this point, I think we've
> reached a point of diminishing returns... if anybody is seriously
> interested in doc work and doesn't understand these points, a few
> sentences in an email about his specific concerns will clear it
> up.
>
> If you'd like to work more about this point in the CG, I of course
> have no objections.  
It's next on my list.

Cheers,
Ian