On Tuesday 14 September 2004 05:48 pm, tim hall wrote: > Last Tuesday 14 September 2004 14:51, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki was like: > > It should be noted that this is often useful to do in a first draft. As > > Russell said, it started as a brain dump. Often when I sit down to write > > it takes several paragraphs, or pages even, to figure out exactly what > > it is I want to say. That's part of what first drafts are for, imho. I > > just wanted to mention it so that Russ and any other potential > > documentation writers don't get intimidated into thinking that what > > comes out first has to be the final word. It's good to just put down > > whatever comes out the first time through. You can always throw the > > fluff away on subsequent revisions. > > Absolutely. One's internal editor should always be banned from the room for > first drafts. If I'm ever too fierce, please tell me, it's sometimes hard > to express the fine grain of one's sentiments over a text interface. I have > so much respect for everyone on this list, users and developers alike, I > really would hate to out anyone off from making a contribution. > > cheers > > tim hall Certainly not me Tim! I ~did! ask for constructive critism after all. :) And I need it...I'm not much of a writer...never claimed to be...just want to put something out there that may be of use to others. With the awesome assistance of the diverse group here, I think we have a shot at making that happen! :) R~
