Rob Warnock wrote:
> Kenny <kentilton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> +---------------
> | * As a schoolteacher I never offered rules because everyone knows how
> | they are supposed to act and the right way to deal with kids is to
> | assume the best and react with shock to misbehavior to reinforce its
> | out-of-boundness. When you say "don't X" you concede they will be Xing
> | and are basically laying down the chalk lines of a playing field in
> | which they will be trying to X and you will be trying to stop them.
> +---------------
>
> Ah, yez... A.k.a. "Don't stuff beans up your nose":
>
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Don%27t_stuff_beans_up_your_nose
> ...
> In our zeal to head off others' unwise action, we may put forth
> ideas they have not entertained. It may not be wise to caution
> against such possibilities. Prophylactic admonition may trigger
> novel mischief. As the popular saying goes, "don't give 'em any
ideas."
> ...
>
>
> -Rob
>
> p.s. And as long as we're having WP fun, here's another
> for you to contemplate as you finalize your algebra tutor: ;-}
>
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Instruction_creep
Oh, you'll like the software then, there is no manual and not even
menus, neither to popup, pulldown, tearoff, nor put up our noses. ie,
It's more like the original Adventure. There is help to be had if you
can figure out the damn software. :)
The editor "manual" will be "type this sequence... can you believe what
just happened?!". Needless to say this is not a deep design decision, I
just don't want to do the doc so I am turning it into a feature.
kt
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