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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thanks Gerardo.<br>
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I've subscribed to my page now (!) and will look at all the
comments there today, though I can't immediately.<br>
<br>
I'll restore the changes people made, as well. <br>
<br>
All the best<br>
<br>
Barry<br>
<br>
<br>
On 08/30/2012 10:11 AM, Gerardo Zamudio wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:52 AM, Barry
Watson <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:barry.watson23@gmail.com" target="_blank">barry.watson23@gmail.com</a>></span>
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Thanks to all who have contributed positive improvements to
the page I started. I'll make sure that I type up anything on
my local machine before I add it to the wiki in future. To be
honest, I didn't know that any amendments had been made to the
page as no changes had appeared on the page I was editing.<br>
<br>
I'll be much more careful in future and will get up to speed
with the wiki software before I do anything else - last thing
I want to do is irritate people whose help and contributions
I've requested.<br>
<br>
Thanks for efforts and my apologies again for
clumisness/ignorance on my part - I've not used any wiki
software before at all, beyond a couple of changes to existing
pages on Wikipedia.<br>
<br>
All the best<br>
<br>
Barry<br>
<br>
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On 08/29/2012 06:05 PM, Nocturnal Slacker wrote:<br>
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I posted this on this talk page --> <a
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href="http://docs.slackware.com/talk:slackware:beginners_guide"
target="_blank">http://docs.slackware.com/talk:slackware:beginners_guide</a>
and I believe it is important enough to be repeated on this
list.<br>
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I believe an important rule of wiki etiquette needs to be
stated here and now for the record:<br>
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-- Major edits should NOT be performed on any
contributor's submissions here without his/her express
knowledge and permission. (with a record of discussion on
the Talk page)<br>
<br>
Exceptions to this rule:<br>
<br>
1. The author is unknown or no longer an active
participant here.<br>
2. Editing is required to correct vandalism.<br>
3. Minor grammatical, punctuation, wiki formatting
edits.<br>
4. Blatant errors - in which case, a note should be
placed within the article by a Staff Editor stating that the
information is incorrect as it currently appears and will be
amended soon (once the original contributor is notified).<br>
<br>
-- For all of the above, a record of the editor's
reasons and further discussion should be present on the Talk
page.<br>
<br>
And finally, I completely understand a contributor's anger
and disappointment when their work is improperly altered. It
can take hours to research, compile, and finalize and
article. To have that work substantially edited by someone
later without the courtesy of prior discussion is wrong and
will not be tolerated by the Slackware Linux Documentation
Project Staff or community.<br>
<br>
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this
matter.<br>
<br>
— V. T. Eric Layton 2012/08/29 09:27<br>
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We appreciate your reply and clarification, Barry. :) <br>
<br>
Could you please take a look at the comments left for you by Eric
on the article's talk page?<br>
<br>
Thanks!<br>
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