To Elliott Back:
Elliott Back wrote an entry about his experience with the Wordpress Codex, so I think I’ll join Peter Westwood and write a response, here.
The Wordpress Codex is a community-driven effort with a set of guidelines, like any documentation effort. Yes, it is a wiki, and that would give off the impression that you can treat it as a such; but again, I think you have to realize that this is a documentation effort, not just a wiki. I think if you actually read some of the articles, and looked at the quality, you would know they are edited and cleaned up, and not just another wiki posting.
If you’re such a “highly paid software engineer” like you said you are, Mr. Back, then you should know something about documentation. You can’t have crap thrown all over the place, and you have to have a specific aim, especially if it’s a community-driven effort. If you think the Codex is a waste of your time, I’m not going to try to change your mind. The Codex is the Wordpress resource for thousands of people everyday, and we have to set a bar of standards and guidelines. That being said— and excuse me if you get offended by this— there is no honor in denouncing the work of hundreds by saying that the Codex is a waste of your time, or insulting the personality, or the representation on the Codex thereof, of one of the best people I know, and lovable admin, Lorelle. If you don’t want to help, that’s fine, but don’t belittle the effort.
tom said...
Well, usually, highly paid people are concerned about open source stuff. That entry of his might be just a confession of his fear of opensource support and development. Well, he chose the “denouncing” path because it is much easier, just like many other corporate people.
July 21, 2005 @ 09:09 PM