[Zope] Re: reality check - The REAL issue

[Patrick Phalen]

[Bill Anderson, on Fri, 10 Dec 1999]
:: Patrick Phalen wrote:
:: 
:: > Last I heard, something like 600 people had signed up for membership on
:: > the regular Zope Web site, yet all of only 3-4 people are currently
:: > committing *part* of their time to the Zope Documentation Project.
:: > Where is everyone else?
:: 
:: Learning it! :-)

Heh ... well, aren't we all?  :-)

But, as a Zope newbie (aren't we all newbies?) I still hang out on zdp,
for several reasons:

* Even though I don't know enough yet to write a How-to, I'm one of
those people who can spot a typo from 50 paces. So I proofread and offer
edits or suggestions where appropriate. When you don't have much,
every little bit helps, no?

* Being on the list allows you to have a voice in influencing the
direction that the docs take. If you don't speak up about the format,
the subject matter, the priorities that matter to you -- then you'll
just have to take what you get.  These are *your* docs, after all. ;-)

* It allows me to follow the discussions among the writers as they
wrestle mightily with the subject matter; I develop an appreciation for
how difficult their task is, which in turn, makes me a little more
patient about the current state of the documentation.