in reply to Obtruding Writeup Formatting Tips

Several people who know enough about PM to add signatures can't seem to manage not to put the text of their nodes in the signatures, so that people who hide all signatures only see empty nodes.

Some people will still not preview their posts even with this suggestion.

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Re^2: Obtruding Writeup Formatting Tips
by kyle (Abbot) on Mar 04, 2008 at 21:44 UTC

    I agree, some users are impenetrable. I don't think anything we do will be completely effective.

    The question is, will this make a difference that's worth the effort? If it's an easy change to make, it may be worth the effort even if it makes only a small difference. I hate to say "cost benefit analysis," but that's about what we're doing.

    • How hard is it to make the change? (cost)
    • How much will it improve the posts of ignorant users? (benefit)
    • How much will it annoy other users? (cost)
    • Does it cure cancer? (benefit)
    • Will it destroy the Monastery as we know it? (cost)
    • Etc. (analysis)
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