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[Daniel Bartholomew <dbart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:14:34 -0500
Shaun McCance <shaunm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Shaun> Hi all,
Shaun> 
Shaun> What are your thoughts on adding stub articles/sections to the
Shaun> KB? For example, adding an article for how to specify account
Shaun> names without actually writing the content, along with a note to
Shaun> whoever comes along about what the article should contain.
Shaun> 
Shaun> I've seen stubs work well in other docs efforts. They're an easy
Shaun> way for contributors to cherry pick work. But with the
Shaun> "everything is always published" model of a wiki-like KB, stubs
Shaun> can be annoying to average readers, like a 90s-esque "under
Shaun> construction" banner.
Shaun> 
Shaun> Thoughts?

I'm fine with the idea of stubs, as long as they don't get lost or
forgotten about. They are a good way to encourage participation and
plot a course for what to add to the KB next.

To keep track of them, we could add a checkbox to the edit page to mark
whether or not a page is considered a stub, and then have a special
page that lists all stubs.

Bryan: what you you think?

Thanks.

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