Re: We must be doing something right
"Andrew Whitworth" <[email protected]>
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>Perhaps the topics list on the main page could be optimised like >the list at the top of http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Main_Page with the >newly-freed space used for a list of PDFs of "complete" (100% only) books. It's an idea that has come up recently, although some people think that by presenting PDFs on the main page we are doing more to encourage new readers, but actually working to discourage potential contributors. PDFs are certainly handy, but they aren't as approachable or editable as the regular book pages are. Just some food for thought. >We should also consider offering per-chapter PDFs ... That is a good idea, and one that I hadn't considered previously. "Per chapter" might be overkill, but a "per unit" (with a unit consisting of a handful of related chapters) might be a better idea for books with shorter chapters. Converting a PDF for every chapter can be pretty time-consuming, especially if we try to keep the PDFs "up to date". >Anyway, there's lots to consider here! Thanks for finding this. Oh, and I >see I'm not the only one to sign textbook-l messages with tildes. :) I almost sign every single email with tildes, it's a tough habit to break. --Andrew Whitworth (Whiteknight) _________________________________________________________________ i'm making a difference. Make every IM count for the cause of your choice. Join Now. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0080000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=hmtagline _______________________________________________ Textbook-l mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/textbook-l