Finding the Wiki (was: Re: [OS X TeX] Tex to rtf converter)

[Gerrit Glabbart]

Am 05.08.2010 um 15:20 schrieb Joseph C. Slater PE, PhD:

> It would save everybody on this list time if we altered behavior so that the wiki was a standard first resource and updated that resource as it is found inadequate (which it inevitably is and will be).

I have to confess I tend to forget the wiki exists. Obvious solutions escape me, I'm just weird that way.

What would you say about (slightly) changing the footer for the mailing list to help people like me out? Now it says:

> ----------- Please Consult the Following Before Posting -----------
> TeX FAQ: http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq
> List Reminders and Etiquette: http://email.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/
> List Archive: http://tug.org/pipermail/macostex-archives/
> TeX on Mac OS X Website: http://mactex-wiki.tug.org/
> List Info: http://email.esm.psu.edu/mailman/listinfo/macosx-tex

-- The wiki is not even in the top three! How am I ever supposed to find /that/? ;) Also, I realize that "wiki" is right there in the url, but maybe it should say "wiki" to the left of the colon, as well -- it's more specific, i.e. a wiki is a particular kind of website, and it's also what Safari says the site is called once you click on the link. So, how about this?

> ----------- Please Consult the Following Before Posting -----------
> TeX on Mac OS X Wiki: http://mactex-wiki.tug.org/
> List Reminders and Etiquette: http://email.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/
> List Archive: http://tug.org/pipermail/macostex-archives/
> List Info: http://email.esm.psu.edu/mailman/listinfo/macosx-tex
> TeX FAQ: http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq

The TeX FAQ could go last, IMO, because it is least specific to either TeX on the Mac or this mailing list (and something's got to give).


I realize the effect of such a change would likely be marginal (if the regular discussions about list etiquette is any guide), but marginal is not nothing.

What do you think?

-- Gerrit.