(OT)Re: how to submit artwork

Steve Torrefranca javacide at gmail.com
Mon Jul 11 14:14:00 UTC 2005


 

> Wiki really isn't that hard to learn. At the very least, all you need
> to know is how to click on "edit page" and type away. The only place
> where you'll need to know some mark-up, is if you want to do bold
> text, italics, headings, etc. And even there, moin-moin wiki is kind
> enough to explain this to us at the bottom of the editor, so learning
> how to use the wiki only requires that someone takes 5 minutes to show
> you how to use it.


oh yes i understand.  it took me 5 minutes to to figure it out and read
the instructions sent to me. but most people dont want to read - people
want to get on it and go on with their business.  I guess wikis have to
be made more user friendly I would say.

here are more comments (BTW these are all java programmers and from this
it gives us a better idea whether teachers and parents would think
differently.  one japanese web dev who does PHP says it was easy for him
to learn it):


Vinay Binny wrote:

>I found it very useful. As far as ease of use is
>concerned, I am not sure what to comment since I
>have'nt seen any other of its kind which is better to
>use, cant give it a perfect 10 though. 
>
>
>--- Steve Torrefranca <javacide at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>yes wikipedia is a very popular wiki.  did you find
>>it easy at first?
>>
>>Vinay Binny wrote:
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>>>I mean something like this:
>>>
>>>      
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>>http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ValueObjectsShouldBeImmutable
>>    
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>>>--- Vinay Binny <c_attitude at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> 
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>>>      
>>>
>>>>Hi Steve,
>>>>
>>>>I've used wikipedia. Will commenting specifically
>>>>        
>>>>
>>on
>>    
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>>>>that be of relevance to this thread?
>>>>
>>>>Vinay.
>>>>
>>>>--- Steve Torrefranca <javacide at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>arigatou gozaimashita shin-san.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Shin Nakajima wrote:
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>>>>>     
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>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>Sorry,
>>>>>>I have not used it before.
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>
>>>>>>            
>>>>>>
>>>>>Torrefranca"
>>>>> 
>>>>>




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