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: I realized I was risking offending or causing concern. I sincerely apologize. My response is to the fact that the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] is [http://www.google.com/search?q=long+web+pages really long] and could probably benefit from being modularized. I, for one, get lost in a long sea of text. Having the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] broken up, as a series would prevent from [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html having to scroll] up and down as much. | : I realized I was risking offending or causing concern. I sincerely apologize. My response is to the fact that the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] is [http://www.google.com/search?q=long+web+pages really long] and could probably benefit from being modularized. I, for one, get lost in a long sea of text. Having the [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual|Style Manual]] broken up, as a series would prevent from [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html having to scroll] up and down as much. | ||
| − | :Wikipedia uses a somewhat similar approach for their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Manual of Style] by creating supplementary pages to their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_style_guidelines style guide]. For instance, they have a page to discuss the styling for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28biographies%29 biographies], similar to the fact that we have styling that has to do with the way [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (People)|people]] articles should be written. | + | : Wikipedia uses a somewhat similar approach for their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style Manual of Style] by creating supplementary pages to their [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_style_guidelines style guide]. For instance, they have a page to discuss the styling for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28biographies%29 biographies], similar to the fact that we have styling that has to do with the way [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (People)|people]] articles should be written. |
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| + | : Using the term "mirror," in retrospect, may not have been the best idea. The whole purpose of creating the "mirror" was to hopefully provide a new home for aspects of the Style Manual that could be placed in their own module. Again, I apologize. I certainly believe in uniformity and consisentcy. It is not my intention to thwart the purposes of the sysops or to be a renegade editor. | ||
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Style Manual mirrors?
I must confess that I don't understand why you've created mirrors of sections of the style manual. The reason that OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual is protected (not publicly editable) is because it's essentially the work and purview of the administration. I'm concerned that these editable mirrors, besides creating dfficulties keeping all relevant mirrors updated, may potentially engender some confusion regarding what the official standards are.
If there's something you'd like added in or changed, you can certainly address it on OrthodoxWiki Talk:Style Manual. —[[User:ASDamick|—Fr. Andrew talk contribs (THINK!)]] 07:55, 28 Jun 2005 (EDT)
- I realized I was risking offending or causing concern. I sincerely apologize. My response is to the fact that the Style Manual is really long and could probably benefit from being modularized. I, for one, get lost in a long sea of text. Having the Style Manual broken up, as a series would prevent from having to scroll up and down as much.
- Wikipedia uses a somewhat similar approach for their Manual of Style by creating supplementary pages to their style guide. For instance, they have a page to discuss the styling for biographies, similar to the fact that we have styling that has to do with the way people articles should be written.
- Using the term "mirror," in retrospect, may not have been the best idea. The whole purpose of creating the "mirror" was to hopefully provide a new home for aspects of the Style Manual that could be placed in their own module. Again, I apologize. I certainly believe in uniformity and consisentcy. It is not my intention to thwart the purposes of the sysops or to be a renegade editor.
