[repec-help] step-by-step instructions

[Carlos Andrés]

*I like the idea of screen shots also, I think they are used the
"Step-by-step tutorial map".  I'm not sure how long it would take to
make a video or what you would make a video of.*

Making a video of how to do the .rdf files for example...

And that takes 15 min or less...



On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Engelhardt, Danielle <dkbishop at wsu.edu>wrote:

> On the instructions, I think one of the items that I had the most
> difficult time doing was getting lost.  I think down in the
> instructions, when you provide a link, i.e., "Get an archive code", when
> you go to the archive code page there should be a link to go back to
> this "stepbystep" page, that way you are working off the same page you
> started with.  I know the "Continue to" is provided on the other pages,
> but generally people don't memorize what was on the last page so don't
> realize it might be the same information.
>
> I think we can take off the "Step-by-step tutorial start" link since
> it's the page we are currently on.  On the "Get me straight to the
> documentation", I think that should come after the "Step-by-step
> tutorial map"
>
> I really liked the "tutorial map".  I think it was pretty
> self-explanatory, once I got the hang of it.  I do think that when you
> click on the link, the information should appear below the link instead
> of taking you to a different page.
>
> I like the idea of screen shots also, I think they are used the
> "Step-by-step tutorial map".  I'm not sure how long it would take to
> make a video or what you would make a video of.
>
> I also think we don't need an excessive revision.  Just tune up what we
> have.
>
> In the first paragraph, I think we should update the statement since we
> are well into 2008.
>
> Under "The principle"  where is says "...(ASCII) file using any text
> editing program."  I would add "text editing program (i.e., Notepad)."
>
> From my point of view, the hardest challenge was that everything had to
> be done in something other than word.  I know about text editing, etc.,
> but if newer people try to use the RePEc site, they might not understand
> about creating and saving files in ASCII.  I have two new secretaries
> and I doubt they have even heard of ASCII.
>
>
>
> Danielle K. Engelhardt
> WSU School of Economic Sciences
> Principal Assistant
> PO Box 646210
> Pullman, WA  99164-6210
> 509-335-5555
> Fax:  509-335-1173
> dkbishop at wsu.edu
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: repec-help-bounces at lists.openlib.org
> [mailto:repec-help-bounces at lists.openlib.org] On Behalf Of Christian
> Zimmermann
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 7:29 PM
> To: RePEc Help team
> Subject: [repec-help] step-by-step instructions
>
> Hello again.
>
> Before we actually help new archive maintainers, I would like to get
> some
> help regarding our step-by-step instructions at
> http://ideas.repec.org/stepbystep.html.
>
> These are the instructions that we give in the standard message to those
>
> enquiring. Visibly, they are not good enough for some, so I would like
> to
> have some input as to how they could be improved. Everything is fair
> game...
>
> Christian Zimmermann                                     FIGUGEGL!
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> University of Connecticut
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