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I note that Merlin’s concern about this is seconded by at least one of the POs commenting in here but it do find it slightly amusing that a site which is supported by people who see the first aim as ‘turning off the tap’ of cr@p coming into their world chooses to supply their info in the printer orientated PDF format.

I can see the piles of printed out fact sheets etc being added on top of the mountain as a substitute for actually clearing a path.

While mostly simply (very slightly) amusing (perhaps only to small minds) it is one of those times when we do need to ‘walk that talk’ and have this stuff designed for online use with admonishments AGAINST printing unless there is an extremely good reason. (99% clutter prevention - 1% reduced resource use)

I hope this comment might be of some use to Emily in her efforts to have the NSGCD site changed to better demonstrate the habits its ‘owners’ intend to promote. It is made with good intentions.

A good site which could be the foundation on which to build a great site!

Peace all. Jan

Links and Resources for the Chronically Disorganized By: Merlin Mann (25 replies) May 6, 2008 - 7:30am
 
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