Create "MyLastBigComputerProblem" chronicles section
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10 years ago 3 Considered |
I think Community.linuxmint.com could have a section where the readers could publish "computer chronicles", in a more or less literary sense, telling the people about the journey of solving his specific problem, including enough technical detail to allow some other people to learn a thing or two (perhaps show an innovative way to figure a solution), but also to share a somewhat "nerd/do-it-yourself" computer experience.
Specifically for the intended audience of Mint users (not mainstream enough to keep using windows or calling paid support all the time, not die-hard-technicians enough to solve these problems as easily as it takes to change a password).
All in all, a place like a bike-shop (I'm a cyclist) where one would seek some help, chat a little with friends, and tell/hear some anecdotal stories like "oh, no, you did that thing too! Unlucky you! (lol)."
P.S.: If it eventually comes to being, please choose a better name than "MyLastBigComputerProblem"...
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In my opinion Tutorials are not only for the how to do something but how you managed to...
A) get into trouble.
B) the route you took in finding a solution. then...
C) how you got out of the muck and reached salvation stories.
The tutorial pages do it for me, sorry @heltonbiker.
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@adaemox: a tutorial shows how to do things in a planned way, the right way, with a definite purpose. It has nothing to do with resolving unpredictable issues on the fly with the only resources available (tools, skills, knowledge...).
FullCircleMagazine? Link a blog page to their profile? Why do we need another section that I doubt would be used much?
How is this different from the tutorial section on the website?
@Rovanion: I think like you either. I guess the solution itself would be much better looked for in forums, which exist many and very good ones in ubuntu community sites. This journal-form is meant to aggregat knowledge much more from a computer-culture point of view than a technological one, somewhat of a leisure way to write and read about the universal situation of fighting against/in-favour of your own machine, much like a knight fights for killing the dragon AND saving the princess at the same time (just in this case the deffective computer (beast) BECOMES the prize (working computer / princess)). - excuses for the poetic coloring...
Interesting idea. It could work, tough I think that having it in this journal-form may be ineffective for someone who has a problem. It may be hard to find others with the same problem as you while it is easy to see what issues a specific user has been trough.