From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: posting guide? Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:33:30 +0100 Message-ID: <87y5drjazp.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:46192) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UFsMf-00035m-Ge for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:33:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UFsMd-0004eC-0v for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:33:33 -0400 Received: from mail-wg0-f49.google.com ([74.125.82.49]:40823) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UFsMc-0004do-Pu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:33:30 -0400 Received: by mail-wg0-f49.google.com with SMTP id ds1so427320wgb.16 for ; Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:33:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Jay Kerns's message of "Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:13:08 -0400") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jay Kerns Cc: Org Mode List Hi Jay, Jay Kerns writes: > I have a mental "first draft" of things that could go in one, but > there's no point moving forward if there isn't a general feeling > that this would be something good to do. Well, I would not invest too much time on this, personally. >From experience, such a drafting process takes a lot of time. And at the end, you're not always sure that the whole community comes: to an agreement... only the ones who care, who are obviously not the ones the guidelines want to reach. Why not trying another approach and have a hall of fame for great posts sent on this lists? Examples of good/thorough explanations, example of detailed bug reports, etc. It would be both encouraging and educating, maybe. What do you think? -- Bastien