Talk:Task:Documentation rules

[edit] Help Pages

I think a guideline for articles would be a good idea, see the discussion on Help Pages which gives the Wikipedia Help page as an example, where they have several entries covering policies and guidelines, as well as other related subjects. -milhouse 12:05, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

On one hand it's good to have a little structure, and on the other you don't want to scare potential contributors away. Unless stated otherwise, I think you can pretty safely assume an article applies to everything. :) If something is very device- or OS-specific I suspect it will say so. —GeneralAntilles 12:17, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
I agree here too - we don't want articles that state they are specific to the 770/N800/N810 simply because they're the only devices available, because when the "N900" is released all those old articles will be in need of updating to add support for the N900. Keeping articles general and only mentioning explicit incompatabilities is probably the best idea. This is what could be stated in the guidelines page, along with other useful tips for writing articles, which would help promote a consistent style and hopefully quality. --milhouse 12:24, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
The point is: much more people are reading articles than writing articles. And so it would be only a little effort for someone, who had tryed something described in the article to give a "Testet with device" or "Testet with OS" stamp. And if there will be a new device everybody who tests the old stuff on the new device could tell the community whats happen with the stamp on the article. A wiki article is not getting more actual without a stamp. There should be the possibility to tell everybody who reads the article how actual it _could_ be.--jukey 13:20, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
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