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Re: [MacPerl-WebCGI] Q2 What use is Mime image/gif?



In a message dated 7/22/00 12:17:58 AM Central Daylight Time, 
detlef@lindenthal.com writes:

> Simply Hao wrote:
>  
>  > Are you sure you want to write a tutorial?  Will this tutorial be
>  > reviewed by others before being published to hundreds of trusting,
>  > unsuspecting newbies?
>  
>  If Bert's tutorial contains mistakes, those "trusting, unsuspecting
>  newbies" (sniff!) will notice it and will have a chance of their own to
>  protest or to correct those mistakes. Therefore it is important that the 
> tutorial
>  has an online representation and an error correcting cgi-form (which
>   can be used by experts as well).
>  
>  It does have advantages if a tutorial is written by someone who
>  is able to remember what not-knowing is; so in my opinion we
>  should not discourage Bert.

I agree (for what that's worth).  Newbies know what's confusing to newbies.  
Besides, a tutorial will have to start somewhere, and then be amended, even 
if written by an expert.  (unless the expert is infallible ;-) )

Regards,

Melora

>  
>  Detlef Lindenthal <detlef@lindenthal.com>
>  

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