Burningbird: The Hunt for the Wild MT Documenters

September 28, 2002

The Hunt for the Wild MT Documenters

Jonathon Delacour and Allan Moult have started their Movable Type Documentation posts. If ThreadNeedle had existed, this tool would be perfect for tracking their work, as well as ancilliary writing and posts related to their generous efforts. I know it's only a matter of time before others also post their own tips and experiences, and ThreadNeedle could have pulled this all together into one lovely package.

However, ThreadNeedle, the tool, does not exist, for which I must bow my head with shame. (Well, not really with shame; more of a slight nod of consternation --a bot mot of "Oh well, it didn't get done and loss of techie karma points to me".) Therefore, I have no other option: I am become ThreadNeedle.

(Don't sue me for that 'become', Ryan.)

I have created a new weblog, The Hunt for the Wild MT Documenters specifically for tracking Jonathon's, Allan's, and other's efforts related to User-originated Movable Type Documentation.

Why have I done this? Well, one reason is as I stated -- there is no ThreadNeedle tool, so I am become ThreadNeedle personified. However, a second reason is that I'm blantantly crashing Jonathon and Allan's party. The wonderous thing about the Internet in general and weblogging specifically is that you can't keep out the riff raff out no matter what you do. And baby, I can be the worst form of riff raff.

So join me at the new weblog, The Hunt for the Wild MT Weblogger, as we spy on the elusive and wiley MT Documenters going about their every day life. The first installment, The Hunt's Afoot, and the second, First Sighting have already been posted.

MT Documenters: Serve with capers and a fine red wine, and in the company of someone you love.

Posted by Bb at September 28, 2002 06:59 PM

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Posted by: Ryan on September 28, 2002 08:03 PM

Becoming® your own tool. There's something very metaphysical about that. Not to say kafkaesque. =]

Posted by: Kafkaesquí on September 28, 2002 08:17 PM

I thought it was a rather exciting innovation in technology, myself. Think of the uses -- instead of RSS, why you can...can...visit the weblog! Instead of using Windows, you can just open your door and put up a sign saying, "Valuable shit inside, please walk in and help yourself."

The possibilities are endless...

Posted by: Shelley aka Bb on September 28, 2002 08:27 PM

Hmm, documenting the documenters. Reminds me of those demonstrations where all the demonstrators are so busy taking photographs that they don't have time to actually do any protesting.

Posted by: Jonathon Delacour on September 28, 2002 09:43 PM

ThreadNeedle would be better, but in its absence, perhaps a post could be created with a TrackBack URL to ping?

Unless you already thought of that, of course.

Posted by: Dorothea Salo on September 29, 2002 12:52 PM

Dorothea, Threadneedle is not going to happen. If you read any of the problems that Phil hit with the app he was trying to create, TN would have hit same, and then some.

When I asked for help on it, no one responded, so I dropped it.

This documentation weblog was meant to help, but I also created it for a little fun, to re-connect back to the 'neighborhood'. So much for grand ideas.

Posted by: Shelley aka Bb on September 29, 2002 06:25 PM

Yeah, I know TN ran into problems -- that isn't where I was going. (And I would have helped if I were even vaguely competent to.)

I'm just asking for a central URL to ping when I write something MT-related, so that you know about it and can blog it if you care to. Make the discovery process a little easier for you, is all.

Posted by: Dorothea Salo on October 1, 2002 08:53 AM