Volunteer Editors needed
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:30 pm
I need a couple of volunteers to read through "The Book".
The official title of the book is "Beginner's Guide to Getting Started with the M2", and i need a couple of the experts (and maybe a beginner) to read through it (while keeping in mind that it's written for nervous newcomers, and I'm trying to get the basics across without overwhelming anyone) and see if there is anything that I've forgotten, or that is out of logical order.
To the experts - please don't choke when the instructions are so basic that you think any idiot would know that. Keep in mind, everyone brings different experience levels to the table, and clear instructions at the beginning make people think it's easy enough to handle.
(If at least one volunteer has experience with a dual that would be great - I haven't got as much written up on that. Didn't want to duplicate too much.)
Beginner volunteer(s), see if it's too much, not enough, or needs clarification anywhere.
All volunteers, keep in mind that we're trying to hit a moving target, and that things like leveling instructions and setting gaps are prone to change as the design of the machine changes. (Can't get too specific in some cases.)
Much of what is in it also shows up in the Getting Started Guide, but I've rearranged it and expanded on the important stuff to get it up front before we lose everyone's interest.
Oh, and it's currently 20 pages long. (So that's why I'm asking for volunteers - wouldn't do that to you without warning. )
It's still in Word format, when you've finished critiquing it, I'll send it to insta so he can do a final review, add his stuff and give it to MakerGear so they can change it all up again.
But I've done my worst, and my head is starting to spin.......Any brave takers out there? I need the folks who know more than I do to check it over.
Update: Okay, I've deleted the original here now - I'll post the final (when it's done) on another thread that doesn't deal with editing. Want to thank everyone who took a look at it!
The official title of the book is "Beginner's Guide to Getting Started with the M2", and i need a couple of the experts (and maybe a beginner) to read through it (while keeping in mind that it's written for nervous newcomers, and I'm trying to get the basics across without overwhelming anyone) and see if there is anything that I've forgotten, or that is out of logical order.
To the experts - please don't choke when the instructions are so basic that you think any idiot would know that. Keep in mind, everyone brings different experience levels to the table, and clear instructions at the beginning make people think it's easy enough to handle.
(If at least one volunteer has experience with a dual that would be great - I haven't got as much written up on that. Didn't want to duplicate too much.)
Beginner volunteer(s), see if it's too much, not enough, or needs clarification anywhere.
All volunteers, keep in mind that we're trying to hit a moving target, and that things like leveling instructions and setting gaps are prone to change as the design of the machine changes. (Can't get too specific in some cases.)
Much of what is in it also shows up in the Getting Started Guide, but I've rearranged it and expanded on the important stuff to get it up front before we lose everyone's interest.
Oh, and it's currently 20 pages long. (So that's why I'm asking for volunteers - wouldn't do that to you without warning. )
It's still in Word format, when you've finished critiquing it, I'll send it to insta so he can do a final review, add his stuff and give it to MakerGear so they can change it all up again.
But I've done my worst, and my head is starting to spin.......Any brave takers out there? I need the folks who know more than I do to check it over.
Update: Okay, I've deleted the original here now - I'll post the final (when it's done) on another thread that doesn't deal with editing. Want to thank everyone who took a look at it!