Re: Dropping DraftReportWithTransclusion from agenda - going once...

I just added a new section "Relevant technologies" to [1], which makes
[2] even more obsolete.
+1 for dropping it for now.

Emmanuelle

On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Thomas Baker <tbaker@tbaker.de> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I see the potential for confusion between DraftReport [1]
> and DraftReportWithTransclusion [2].  The latter page [2],
> which "transcludes" (includes, imports...) the full text of
> many of the documents only referenced from [1], was prepared
> by Jodi on 15 February using the now-superseded 10 February
> version of Draft Report [3].
>
> In my understanding, the transcluded report at the time served
> the useful purpose of showing us, in one integrated document,
> many (though not all) of the useful passages of writing we
> had hitherto drafted.
>
> Since DraftReportWithTransclusion [2] was created, DraftReport
> [1] has continued to evolve, so in order to avoid confusion, I
> plan to delete the reference to [2] from our agenda.  Does anyone
> object?
>
> If we decide to transclude component pages into DraftReport,
> Jodi has shown us how easily this can be done [4].  Rather than
> chopping up or pruning the component pages to make them fit for
> transcluding, however, I would prefer to leave them untouched
> and build up the content of DraftReport by cutting-and-pasting
> from component drafts or (better) rewriting in-place.  At this
> stage, however, there is probably room for both working styles.
> The important thing is that people take it upon themselves
> to contribute chunks of analysis that we can digest, review,
> and edit as a group.
>
> Tom
>
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/DraftReport
> [2] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/DraftReportWithTransclusion
> [3] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/index.php?title=DraftReport&oldid=3031
> [4] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/index.php?title=DraftReportWithTransclusion&diff=3120&oldid=3104
>
>
> --
> Tom Baker <tbaker@tbaker.de>
>
>

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