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"How To" Information for Articles

Should a "How to use" section be required in technology articles?

  • Yes

    Votes: 5 62.5%

  • No

    Votes: 3 37.5%
  • Total voters
    8
  • Poll closed .

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I agree with this; technology articles do need information on how to interact with the technology, both in terms of using it normally and in maintaining and repairing it. Alternate uses might be good, too.
 
I wouldn't go so far - as it'd drastically raise the barrier for entry of intrducing setting elements - though I do believe that such would indeed increase the worth of said submission.

I mean, I'm fine with it, but that's mostly because I wanted to do something like it anyhow. I'm just not sure it's a good idea to require it as an additional 'submission tax'.
 
I can see providing a basic 'usage' or 'operation' section, but maintaining and repairing. I personally do not want to have to start writing technical manuals.

This could seriously become a deterrent to folks submitting stuff.
 
Wes, you yourself seem fine in doing this aslong as these are bite-sized update. The Plumeria article did not start as detailed as it presently is today.

I do believe this is a thing to encourage - especially for 'lived-in'/'frequently used' article as players and GM interact and help flesh them out. A submission including this likely would have a lot going for it too.

But, yeah, Nashoba and I seem of the same mind on this. We already poke people about getting art, and that already can seem steep to some. Adding something else on top of that and the usual thoroughness tech moderators already display could be tedious.

Also, adding how-tos would increase the amount of reading required in reviewing tech too.
 
This just makes makes the already daunting task of making a technology article all the more daunting.
 
Mmmm.. I can see some uses with this but to be honest isn't something like this already basically part of the submissions already? When we write up certain types of technology, such as weaponry and such, we basically explain how those weapons work so something like this wouldn't really fit with that.

Plus, it wouldn't be easy trying to figure out 'which' articles would need this. Not to mention that some people may have problems trying to explain how something works, so it would deter some from creating articles.
 
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