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From: "Hannu E K Nevalainen \(garbage mail\)" <garbage_collector AT telia DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Request for list links in left side navbar (Attn: CGF)
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 14:08:56 +0200
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> From: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com [mailto:cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf
> Of Ronald Landheer-Cieslak
>
> On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > 2) You may notice that I point to the mailing list page rather
> >    than specifically to the cygwin mailing list in other cases also.
> >    This is for the same vain mean hope that someone will read some
>                               ^^^^^^
> >    of the info there before posting.

> I see nothing mean in hoping - infact, it's kinda opposite to "mean" to
> hope people will read and learn something. The fact that that hope is
> largely in vain makes it more "cute" than "mean"..
>
> It would have been mean if you removed the text and, later, said "you
> should have read what was on the site a year ago!"
>
> Sorry, but I don't thing the WJM approach works in this case..
> WJR(*), perhaps?
>
> rlc
>
> WJR: We're Just Right[eous]

My (Humble?) Opinion, $0.02 or whatever:

 Sigh ;-) it *is* mean to *not* take the user to exactly the point he/she is
expecting when following a link. i.e. WJM applies ;-)

 In other words: This might be slightly "counter productive"; causing
_confusion_ where there really shouldn't be any of it.
 - Confusion causes questions
    -> questions causes (unnecessary?) traffic on the list.
 - Confusion at one occasion
    -> Less probable that same user tries to look/search at the same place
again

MODE=Argument for an "ease of use" attitude
 I think there is similarities between web-pages and user interfaces (UI's).
 If a UI would do the 'same' as is indicated above, the software in question
would be
 at least 'less popular' amongst its users.
/MODE


/Hannu E K Nevalainen, B.Sc. EE - Micro Computer Systems, 59~14'N, 17~12'E
 ~ <=> degree

--
Good(?) rules for creating documentation:
 - Be as direct as possible.
 - 'Hide' details until they are needed.
 - Avoid confusion.
 - Make it _easy_ to find the right information.

--END OF MESSAGE--


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