[ros-users] Improving the visibility of answers.ros.org [Was: Issues with wstool Error processing 'rospack']

[Jon Stephan]

Ah - you beat me to it.   Also - just a reminder that answers.ros.org only
works if people (especially the people on this mailing list) answer the
questions that are posted there.

-Jon



On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Christian Dornhege <
dornhege at informatik.uni-freiburg.de> wrote:

> On 20.04.2013 20:01, Jon Stephan wrote:
>
>> How about this?  The old wording was:
>>
>
> +1
>
> As those are wiki pages, I've taken the liberty to change the wording to
> your suggestion. Let's hope this helps.
>
>
>>     Please subscribe to the ros-users mailing list
>>     <https://code.ros.org/mailman/**listinfo/ros-users<https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users>>
>> to stay on top of
>>
>>     the latest ROS news, and feel free to have a look at the ros-users
>>     archive <http://code.ros.org/lurker/**list/ros-users.html<http://code.ros.org/lurker/list/ros-users.html>
>> >.
>>
>>
>>     However, please keep in mind that the mailing list should not be
>>     used as the first step in requesting for help, but rather ROS
>>     Answers <http://answers.ros.org/>, as described below (and in this
>>     related question
>>     <http://answers.ros.org/**question/10/when-should-one-**
>> use-answersrosorg-vs-the-ros-**users<http://answers.ros.org/question/10/when-should-one-use-answersrosorg-vs-the-ros-users>
>> >).
>>
>> My proposed wording is:
>>
>>     ROS Answers <http://answers.ros.org/> should be used as the first
>>
>>     step in requesting help, as described below (and in this related
>>     question
>>     <http://answers.ros.org/**question/10/when-should-one-**
>> use-answersrosorg-vs-the-ros-**users<http://answers.ros.org/question/10/when-should-one-use-answersrosorg-vs-the-ros-users>
>> >).
>>
>>
>>     To stay on top of the latest ROS news, subscribe to the ros-users
>>     mailing list <https://code.ros.org/mailman/**listinfo/ros-users<https://code.ros.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-users>>,
>> and
>>
>>     feel free to have a look at the ros-users archive
>>     <http://code.ros.org/lurker/**list/ros-users.html<http://code.ros.org/lurker/list/ros-users.html>
>> >.
>>
>>
>>
>> Here we present the right way to do things first, followed by the
>> information about the mailing list.
>>
>> If you're just skimming the page as it is now, the first thing you see
>> is the mailing list, and you have to read the 2nd paragraph to find out
>> that's the wrong thing to do.
>>
>> Also, in the FAQ, we could change:
>>
>>
>>     My question isn't answered here; what do I do?
>>
>>   *
>>
>>     Try running roswtf <http://www.ros.org/wiki/**roswtf<http://www.ros.org/wiki/roswtf>>
>> and see if it
>>
>>     can diagnose your issue
>>
>>   *
>>
>>     Search the archives of the appropriate mailing list
>>     <http://www.ros.org/wiki/**Support <http://www.ros.org/wiki/Support>>
>> or post a question.
>>
>>
>> to:
>>
>>
>>     My question isn't answered here; what do I do?
>>
>>   *
>>
>>     Try running roswtf <http://www.ros.org/wiki/**roswtf<http://www.ros.org/wiki/roswtf>>
>> and see if it
>>     can diagnose your issue
>>
>>   * Search answers.ros.org <http://answers.ros.org> for the answer.
>>   * Search the archives of the appropriate mailing list
>>     <http://www.ros.org/wiki/**Support <http://www.ros.org/wiki/Support>
>> >.
>>   * Post a question to answers.ros.org <http://answers.ros.org>
>>
>>
>> If no one objects in the next day or so, I'll go ahead and make these
>> changes.
>>
>> -Jon
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 3:31 AM, Claudio Carbone <cla_carbone at tiscali.it
>> <mailto:cla_carbone at tiscali.it**>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>     Christian Dornhege <dornhege at informatik.uni-**freiburg.de<dornhege at informatik.uni-freiburg.de>
>>     <mailto:dornhege at informatik.**uni-freiburg.de<dornhege at informatik.uni-freiburg.de>>>
>> wrote:
>>      >
>>      >I don't really have an idea how to make people follow those things
>>      >without forcing them to read this before posting (which would be
>>     hugely
>>      >annoying).
>>
>>     By removing the ros-users ml from the help/support section I
>>     suppose. Cite it as a dev/maintenance focused ml rather.
>>
>>     Claudio
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