Martin Maechler wrote: >>>>>>"Ben" == Ben Bolker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:30:38 -0500 writes: > > > Ben> [first sent to r-sig-wiki-request by accident] > > Ben> now that the FAQ has gone public (more or less) it > Ben> would be great if we could get some more content up ... > Ben> thanks to Phillipe Grosjean and Romain Francois > Ben> (and whoever "129.132.58.30" is ... Olivier Powell???) > > [ 129.132.50.30 is my (hopefully pretty well firewalled) desktop.. > I have a problem logging in *and* registering, since it seems > "maechler" has a login already, but I don't know the password :-\ > ] > > Ben> and a question/comment: > > Ben> FAQ:plotting-faq > > Ben> looks to me like it should go under tips:graphics-base ; > Ben> I'm worried that material is going to start getting duplicated/ > Ben> separated in a "FAQ" section and a "Tips" section. Opinions?
Yes, I agree. We should move this to Tips. I'll do that as soon as possible. > Initially I didn't like the idea to have a FAQ section in the > Wiki at all, since there's the official R FAQ and "R for windows > FAQ" already and we (R core) really want people to read (and > re-read!) these officials FAQ lists. I've then seen that you > (Philippe) were aiming for a different ``mostly orthogonal'' FAQ > list and could well live with that. > Still I'd like to reconsider calling these 'Tips / Hints / .." FAQ. Indeed, we initially added FAQ as a subsection of getting-started. Its there, but empty. My idea was to put a wikified version of the official FAQs there, with a possibility for Wiki discussion. That's all! I also consider that there is no place for duplicated FAQ. It is already difficult enough to make people read the official FAQ. So, why should we add more here? > BTW, relatedly, when looking for "Introduction" in the Wiki, > I've been unable to even *find* a hint to the official "Introduction to R"; > something that we (R core) would *really* want people to know > about and take time to read *before* asking FAQs .. I have added a paragraph pointing to the official R documentation at the very beginning of the 'Start' page. > If the above sounds negative, I want to divert those sentiments > and express my tremendous gratitude towards Philippe Grosjean > principally but also to several other thoughtful and active Wiki > writers and discussants! > > Martin Maechler, ETH Zurich Thank you Martin. I would like to warmly thank the current contributors that improved the site organization a lot from my initial (bad) scheme and that started to contribute pages. I hope that many others will "join the team"! Best, Philippe Grosjean _______________________________________________ R-sig-wiki mailing list [email protected] https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-sig-wiki
