Re: [jsr-314-open] [ADMIN] JSF Wikipedia Page

Lincoln, you are a champion. This task was in the back of my mind, but since we had so many different things going, I wasn't going to push it yet. Thanks for the initiative! I will put this on my list to review in the upcoming weeks. But don't wait for me ;) -Dan On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Lincoln Baxter III < lincolnbaxter(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > I've taken the liberty of updating the JSF page on > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaServer_Faces > > I don't know how many of you have read it, but it was atrocious: horrible > grammar, entire paragraphs that added almost no value (or should have been > included in a section for "details nobody needs to know,") and generally too > much text that said too little. > > Notably, I removed the comparison to other frameworks because it was > rather uninformative (save the .net version) These features can be pulled > back in, if we deem them to be accurate and beneficial to the audience > (which on wikipedia, should be considered, "interested academics and > business researchers",) so such a comparison may be valuable, but I assert > that we should re-evaluate the manner in which is it done. The focus should > be on JSF, not the other frameworks. (This section was almost as long as the > rest of the article.) > > I've moved the focus from JSF1 to JSF2, while still keeping some > references to JSF1 functionality. JSF2 is the new standard, and I've made > that clear. > > Please feel free to add/update - it is our responsibility as the experts > to make sure that the correct knowledge is on here. My focus is on clarity > and understanding, but if someone more technical wants to elaborate on > anything I've done, or add new information, go ahead, and I'll try to make > sure it lays out well and flows intuitively. > > You can see all my changes here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JavaServer_Faces&action=his... > > Thanks, > > --- > Lincoln Baxter, III > http://ocpsoft.com > http://scrumshark.com > "Keep it Simple" > > -- Dan Allen Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action Registered Linux User #231597 http://mojavelinux.com http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction http://www.google.com/profiles/dan.j.allen