[wp-hackers] New Default Theme For 2.1

[Vogel, Andrew (vogelap)]

I can deal with complicated if it's well-documented and understandable.

I've done documentation for several large projects (including Xaraya and
PostNuke, among several other non-OS projects), so I understand the
difficulty and value to good documentation.

-drew vogel
www.drewvogel.com

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Dave W
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 4:42 PM
> To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] New Default Theme For 2.1
> 
> I think it's been proven before that coders do not make good 
> documentors.
> Tons of options will make for a better UE probably, but then, 
> having all those options my cause it to get 
> complicated....more so than it was before.
> 
> On 8/9/06, Vogel, Andrew (vogelap) <VOGELAP at ucmail.uc.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Well said, Charles.
> >
> > I am a hobbyist with WordPress. I am no coder. The 
> modifications made 
> > to my site are a result either of very clearly documented 
> changes that 
> > a simpleton like me could follow or begging coder friends 
> to help out.
> >
> > While I am interested in learning to code/use 
> CSS/XHTML/whatever, my 
> > profession and commitments do not permit me the time to do so.
> > Therefore, I am interested in extremely well-documented 
> modifications, 
> > or, even better, Options pages that do most of it for me.
> >
> > -drew vogel
> > www.drewvogel.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com
> > > [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of 
> > > Charles
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 1:28 PM
> > > To: wp-hackers at lists.automattic.com
> > > Subject: RE: [wp-hackers] New Default Theme For 2.1
> > >
> > > > There's alot of really great resources out there for learning 
> > > > CSS/XHTML. As a veteran of SitePoint, I recommend that 
> you point 
> > > > people there.
> > >
> > > There's a whole lot of people who could care less about 
> becoming web 
> > > developers, even if they didn't have professions and 
> families that 
> > > got in the way.  Sad but true.
> > >
> > > Right now a popular point of view on this list seems to be that 
> > > WordPress users must be web developers in order to do interesting 
> > > things.  That's like saying that everyone who drives are 
> car must be 
> > > a mechanic -- good advice in 1914, but maybe a little archaic now.
> > >
> > > -- Charles
> > >
> > >
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