On Sat, 9 May 2009, R P Herrold wrote: > On Sat, 9 May 2009, noreply at centos.org wrote: > >> The following page has been changed by DagWieers: >> http://wiki.centos.org/Contribute?action=diff&rev2=21&rev1=20 > > >> - * We also encourage you to request and to maintain a >> personal homepage with your contact information -- some >> people also use such a page to keep a note of their edits. >> You may request that page be set up in your initial email. >> Having such a '''sandbox''' also gives you a place to >> experiment for testing content layout, editing commands, >> etc. > >> + * We also encourage you to request and to maintain a >> personal homepage with your contact information. Some people >> also use their homepage to keep a note of their edits, or as >> a place to experiment for testing content layout, editing >> commands, etc. > > I mentioned a sandbox, as that is a wiki concept (as well as a > development one). Any reason for dropping it? Because what you call a sandbox is "a place to experiment for testing content layout". I don't see a reason to use the word sandbox there and the aim was to simplify the actions so it doesn't look too much of a burden. >> - * There will be a small delay while you wait for someone >> from the AdminGroup to create that page and give you editing >> rights. This can take up to three days if requested, say, >> after normal working hours (European) on a Friday. > >> + * There will be a small delay while you wait for someone >> from the AdminGroup to create that page and give you editing >> rights. This can take up to three days if requested. > > This greatly changes the meaning, and as the issue I was > addressing was the fact that the rotation of the globe caused > a US author to become impatient, evicerates the prior last > sentence. > > I have no idea what the revised second sentence is saying, as > by definition a request was made. This was discussed with Karanbir and if there is an error against the English language, go and fix that. You don't need my approval, really. -- -- dag wieers, dag at centos.org, http://dag.wieers.com/ -- [Any errors in spelling, tact or fact are transmission errors]
