On (30 Oct 02) Russell Tiedt wrote to Frank Vest...

Hello Russell,

 FV> Just be sure it /IS/ readable. The problem with many documents, FAQs
 FV> and other such things technical in Fidonet is that they /ARE NOT/
 FV> readable by the general masses. The FTSC documents are well written,
 FV> but I don't understand them worth a hoot. When they start talking
 FV> about formulas and placements in hex and such, I get lost real fast.
 FV> If I'm supposed to put a comma as the first character, tell me to put
 FV> a comma as the first character. Do not tell me to insert the hex 2C or
 FV> decimal 44 as the first character, followed by the numeric designation
 FV> for the address in the range of 00000-999999. :)
 FV> IOW, make it readable by the general public, not just the programmers.
 RT> What I mean when I say well written, and not ambiguos, is what you are
 RT> saying above, to name it differently, a NODDY guide to nodelist
 RT> segments. :-)

Just making sure that "The Dummy's Guide to the Nodelist" was really
understandable by "The Dummies". :-))


Later,

Frank

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