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

[Christian Dornhege]

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> 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>.
>
>     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>).
>
> 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>).
>
>     To stay on top of the latest ROS news, subscribe to the ros-users
>     mailing list <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>.
>
>
> 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> and see if it
>     can diagnose your issue
>
>   *
>
>     Search the archives of the appropriate mailing list
>     <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> 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>.
>   * 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
>     <mailto: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
>     -- Inviato dal mio cellulare Android con K-9 Mail.
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