Marcus Moeller wrote: > Good Evening Jeff. > >> Please consider being less discouraging to people who want to help. > I think it's not about discouraging someone. Just post a snipset of > what you want to contribute to the wiki, so we can discuss it here. I can actually sympathize with the original poster here. I had to "prove" myself by continuing to come back to the CentOS wiki posting material, before I was trusted enough to be allowed to post things. I usually still always post a note asking for permission before I post a document I wrote, which sometimes gives me mixed emotions. I too sometimes feel discouraged when asking to post to the wiki. Part of that is, I think, how e-mail is very bland to read. You can't always assume the intent of the e-mail, versus in person. I generally think that everyone is here to help, but I sometimes feel discouraged easily by this list and the wiki. Perhaps that's just me not reading people correctly, but I feel if a document has good content, and is related to CentOS, then it can be helpful to others using CentOS. Depending on the content, and the topic though, some feel it might not be suitable on the wiki. While I understand the need to control the wiki against abuse of posting, I think that sometimes it's controlled a little too tightly, and things can be nit-picked at by others easily to the point where it makes the contributor feel discouraged very easily. The problem with this is that if it happens enough, then people aren't going to want to contribute, and will keep their documentation to themselves, or on their own websites. Opening the wiki up will help out in this aspect. Again, this is all my opinion, and perhaps it's just me not reading people well, but I do think that it's a real problem sometimes. I'm sure there are a ton of great writers that use CentOS, but don't want to post things here. But I also do understand the need to protect the pages. To the original poster, Jeff, just remember that if you post a few things and continue to do so, the hassle of things goes away pretty quickly. As a whole, a little bit of hassle at first will help other users in the long-run, but I do understand your position as well. Regards, Max
