Making the help.ubuntu.com wiki into a one-stop support resource!

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

You always read my mind, Phill :D what can I say? :)


On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 9:33 PM, Phill Whiteside <PhillW at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hi Jose,
>
> I think what A.J. means is that Lbuntu is not quite a 'team' by normal
> definition. Lubuntu is more than that; we are a family :) A warm welcome to
> it.
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
>
> On 22 April 2012 21:40, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, if "thanks" to be told and used here then I would address that to
>> Lubuntu :D
>> Thanks to Lubuntu for giving me the great chance to meet great people
>> (users and team  members) and I'm so proud and glad to know you all and
>> deal with you all :)
>>
>> You have changed lots of things in my Real Life, not just my Computer
>> (Virtual) life :)
>>
>> Everyone is doing his/her best to give the best to this small community
>> yet very powerful and active. What a wonderful family :D
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Jose Lopez <josewendy1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The thanks goes to you Ali Linx for being true to the cause. Although
>>> the ubuntu forums have great info, and I and my friends depend on it all
>>> the time. LOST, is special because is a one stop (shop) to put it in
>>> perspective. It's great to be able to go to a specific buntu flavor and
>>> deal just with that. I know that most things are comen with Linux, but is
>>> nice when you are dealing with Lubuntu issues, that we all have a place for
>>> that.
>>> Thanks again and keep up the good work :-)
>>> Respectfully
>>> Jose Lopez
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <
>>> amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you, Jose :) it means a lot and I'm glad it did help. As always,
>>>> my motto is "anything for Lubuntu and its Users" so I'm at your service and
>>>> at Lubuntu's service ;)
>>>>
>>>> LOST would never be as good as it is right now without your feedback
>>>> and all the other feedback, etc. One of the reasons that pushed me to
>>>> create something like LOST was the few resources of Lubuntu and I've always
>>>> been asked by users why there are very few resources (text, etc) about
>>>> Lubuntu?
>>>> You know, not everyone really knows what is really going on behind the
>>>> sense and they need everything ready and there sitting and waiting for them
>>>> :) most of new comers think this way until, by time, they realize and
>>>> understand what is going on. Despite Lubuntu Team is small in numbers but
>>>> time has proved that quantity doesn't mean quality and I must admit that
>>>> one of the best teams ever I have seen, worked with, etc is Lubuntu Team :)
>>>>
>>>> So, All Hail Lubuntu, its Team and Users :D
>>>>
>>>> One for Lubuntu and Lubuntu for all :)
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Jose Lopez <josewendy1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, all I just wanted to put my two cents in if I may. For me LOST has
>>>>> been a wealth of information and help, yes we can all look at things and
>>>>> say well this could be done different or better. The truth is that Ali has
>>>>> put together a wonderful Thread, and as it evolves things may change a
>>>>> little here and there. But (IF IT'S NOT BROKE DON'T FIX IT). I'm not very
>>>>> good at doing those kinds of things in posts, and threads, so I admire the
>>>>> ones that do. I do realize how much time it takes to do all of that. So
>>>>> HAT'S OFF to all the work that has already been done :-D and lets continue
>>>>> moving forward.
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>> Jose Lopez
>>>>> AKA borunco
>>>>> Lubuntu one Stop Group
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 2:53 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <
>>>>> amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Jared,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Long time no see :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I couldn't put it better myself so thanks for reading my mind and
>>>>>> thanks for saving my time :D
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do agree with you and see your point so +1 from me to your
>>>>>> suggestion!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My NEW theory is:
>>>>>> If it's NOT broken, don't fix it, period.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Better to come up with new topic because that will mean lots of
>>>>>> things, again, I'm sure you wrote it better than what I may write :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, the idea is a whole is not too bad. To be more accurate,
>>>>>> adopting LOST Style (ONE STOP PLACE/INDEX - Save Time and Effort yet not an
>>>>>> easy job to do) is great idea, not because I'm the creator but because
>>>>>> whether users are beginners or advanced, they will always look for the
>>>>>> fastest way to help them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I may take this opportunity and mention that I'm planning soon to
>>>>>> write TWO new guides:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1- Lubuntu 101 = Totally for NEW Lubuntu Users which will be like
>>>>>> LOST - One Guide, All what a beginner needs t know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2- How To Install Lubuntu on a machine with 128MB or less - Inspired
>>>>>> by my own experiment:
>>>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11832431&postcount=152
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Original Thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1590614
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As for LOST, I still want to re-organize it but again, if it is NOT
>>>>>> broken, no need to fix it :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Jared Norris <jrnorris at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 19 April 2012 15:25, Karl Anliot <kanliot at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> > Look at the german wiki:  http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Startseitepage.
>>>>>>> > It's beautiful.
>>>>>>> > It even has a little pictures next to each of the major categories.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Phill, the more you and Chris dig in your heels and oppose change
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> > the wiki, the more I'm convinced there has to be some organization
>>>>>>> > imposed onto the wiki.
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > thanks,
>>>>>>> > kanliot
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd like to share some observations I've made, sorry for not being
>>>>>>> too
>>>>>>> heavily involved in the project currently but I'm still watching on
>>>>>>> from not too far away. I don't think the primary concern is
>>>>>>> opposition
>>>>>>> to change, more to do with contributors. Until you have a pool of
>>>>>>> people contributing regularly organisation is ALWAYS going to be a
>>>>>>> problem. I haven't been involved in LOST too much myself so I can't
>>>>>>> comment too much on that specific topic but a big thing is, does it
>>>>>>> already exist on help.u.c elsewhere? If so, don't rewrite it just
>>>>>>> because it's not in the Lubuntu section. If it's not a specific
>>>>>>> Lubuntu thing then don't put it there, just picking a random topic as
>>>>>>> an example, we don't need documents on GRUB when help.u.c already has
>>>>>>> documents on GRUB.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My suggestion is, if you find a topic that needs to be added to the
>>>>>>> wiki, add it. If you think something can be done better, why not do
>>>>>>> it. It's a common practice in volunteer groups that lots of people
>>>>>>> have grand ideas but very few work towards implementing them. As has
>>>>>>> been previously stated, if you're interested, join the docs team and
>>>>>>> get involved, who knows you might even have some fun :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jared Norris JP(Qual) BBehSc(Psych)
>>>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JaredNorris
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