http://qs321.pair.com?node_id=521374


in reply to Re: Modify choices for Nodes to Consider
in thread Modify choices for Nodes to Consider

An alternative is to change "keep" to "leave" to more strongly imply "leave it unaltered". Moving something seems to me to be near enough editing so I haven't a problem with that.

DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel
  • Comment on Re^2: Modify choices for Nodes to Consider

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^3: Modify choices for Nodes to Consider
by Argel (Prior) on Jan 09, 2006 at 21:14 UTC
    What about the following? 
    () Publish As Is  () Publish After Editing/Moving  () Reap  () Abstain

    -- Argel

[reply]

      too verbose

      DWIM is Perl's answer to Gödel
[reply]
        Okay, how about this? 

        Publish?  () As Is   () After Editing   () Reap   () Abstain

        -- Argel

[reply]

      That’s misworded. The node is already published. The question you are answering is “what action should the janitors take on this node?“

      If there should be any changes, I’d vote for changing “keep” to “leave,” and maybe also for changing “edit” to “fix,” but I don’t know that the labels really need changing.

      Makeshifts last the longest.

[reply]

        If I vote 'leave', when can I come back? Or does it make the node leave? Would 'fix'ing a node prevent it from moving between sections or prevent it from reproducing?

        I much prefer 'keep' over 'leave'. Even though it isn't perfect, I find it easy to read 'keep it there' or 'keep it as-is'. Hey, perhaps 'as-is' would be a good replacement? Or is that more difficult for some non-native speakers?

        I also much prefer 'edit' over 'fix' but would support going to 'modify'.

        'abstain' would be fine with me as well.

        - tye        

[reply]

In Section Perl Monks Discussion