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(Created page with "===This wiki needs refactoring.=== Hi, I'm Elie. I have a lot to say, but every time I try to say it, I see ten different ways my words could be misinterpereted. Everything on this wiki, as of yet, is written by me. But most of it sucks. I don't mean that in a "I'm not good enough" kind of way. I mean it in a "this content doesn't say what I want it to say" kind of way. I'm trying to get my ideas written down and organized '''in a way that people can...'...") |
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I need to be able to express my ideas, | I need to be able to express my ideas, | ||
* <big>'''in multiple levels of DETAIL'''</big> | * <big>'''in multiple levels of DETAIL'''</big> | ||
** So far, at least, I think I got this part nailed down. Details can be presented in smaller text, | ** So far, at least, I think I got this part nailed down. Details can be presented in smaller text, light text, inline expandables, popup boxes, or separate pages. | ||
** Why it's important: Because the content should get to the point. No one likes walls of text! But the details still need to ''be there'' somewhere (without cluttering up the page). | ** Why it's important: Because the content should get to the point. No one likes walls of text! But the details still need to ''be there'' somewhere (without cluttering up the page){{x|and without <!--disturbing-->ruining the flow of the <!--words|sentences-->main point}}. | ||
*** {{minor|The internet is full of content that does this wrong. Academic papers are full of nuance but take too long to navigate. When you're just looking for one specific piece of info, it can take way too long to skim through a 50-page paper just to see if it's even in there. We must do better. Even news articles don't get to the point these days - or when they do, the lack the nuance needed. There has to be a better compromise. The reader should be able to decide what details they need to see. Every reader has different interests and knowledge-gaps to fill. We need to preach to the noobs without preaching to the choir (but also teach the choir something new they need to know).}} | *** {{minor|The internet is full of content that does this wrong. Academic papers are full of nuance but take too long to navigate. When you're just looking for one specific piece of info, it can take way too long to skim through a 50-page paper just to see if it's even in there. We must do better. Even news articles don't get to the point these days - or when they do, the lack the nuance needed. There has to be a better compromise. The reader should be able to decide what details they need to see. Every reader has different interests and knowledge-gaps to fill. We need to preach to the noobs without preaching to the choir (but also teach the choir something new they need to know).}} | ||