[GNC] Fwd: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire

[D.]

Jim, 

1. Hear hear! 

2. I agree completely. In the past I have actually done precisely what you describe.

3. I think this is the underlying issue I have with this entry in the FAQ.

David T.


-------- Original Message --------
From: Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnucash at jdlh.com>
Sent: Tue Mar 08 03:26:22 EST 2022
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Fwd: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire

Hello, all:

Well, if list discussion on this documentation change is invited, I have 
three comments:

1. It's great to have people writing more documentation. There is a lot 
to be explained, and it's wonderful when people take the time to explain 
it. Thank you!

2. I am lukewarm on the topic, but I would not delete it because of 
that. However, I think it a bit long to be an FAQ answer. It is one of 
the longer answers in the FAQ. It would be better off on a separate wiki 
page, linked to from a 1-2 sentence answer in the FAQ. The page could be 
named "Rental Property Accounting" or something like that.

3. Is it really a "frequently asked" question?  Does it need to be 
linked from the FAQ page?  I think the FAQ page is long and unwieldy. 
Partly that is because I think we have let the FAQ page be the only 
entryway we can imagine into the wiki. Thus every topic has to be framed 
as a frequent question and linked from the FAQ page. A number of FAQ 
answers would be better off as separate wiki pages. A number of topics 
could be cut from the present FAQ page and put onto other topic pages.

I don't feel moved to make any changes based on these opinions, but 
maybe this helps encourage someone else.

Best regards,
     —Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada

On 2022-03-07 21:28, Geoff wrote:
> Hi David
>
> [[ Before responding I took the time to read the 
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ from top to bottom. ]]
>
> I understand the important role that reviewers like yourself play in 
> keeping multi-author documents to a coherent readable whole.  I also 
> understand your concern that the overall solution involves a 
> spreadsheet, however I believe there is sufficient merit in this 
> answer to retain it in the FAQ.  My reasons are:
>
> (1) It is a well written and illustrated answer to a real world 
> problem that multiple GunCash users face.
>
> (2) To paraphrase John Donne, "no software package is an island" and 
> spreadsheets are a natural complement to GnuCash and other accounting 
> software packages.
>
> (3) There is a whole section of the FAQ under "Accounting Questions" 
> that is arguably "not really relevant to using GnuCash per se" as you 
> put it, but it still adds value to the overall GnuCash ecosystem.
>
> (4) It does no harm.
>
> So, my vote is to retain it.
>
> Regards
>
> Geoff
> =====
> P.S. THANK YOU Flywire for taking the time and making the effort to 
> update the FAQ.  You have inspired me to try and do the same in 2022.
>
>
>
> On 8/03/2022 12:45 pm, D. via gnucash-user wrote:
>> Flywire,
>>
>> I received the attached notice about an addition you made to the wiki 
>> FAQ page. The addition you made concerned rental statements. However, 
>> the solution you offered was to use a spreadsheet. While the 
>> information is likely to be useful to some users, it's not really 
>> relevant to using gnucash, per se, and thus I don't think it belongs 
>> on the Gnucash FAQ. Given that users are advised to check the mailing 
>> lists as well as the wiki and manuals for guidance, I think that 
>> adding this to the wiki isn't really necessary.
>>
>> I'm sending this to the list because I'd rather discuss the issue in 
>> the group, rather than simply changing your entry.
>>
>> I am open to being wrong about this, but I think that this info would 
>> be better placed somewhere else.
>>
>> David T.
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> From: GnuCash <bureaucrat at gnucash.org>
>> Sent: Mon Mar 07 19:43:32 EST 2022
>> To: Sunfish62 <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire
>>
>> Dear Sunfish62,
>>
>> The GnuCash page FAQ has been changed on 8 March 2022 by Flywire, see
>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ for the current revision.
>>
>> To view this change, see
>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ&diff=next&oldid=20959
>>
>> For all changes since your last visit, see
>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ&diff=0&oldid=20959
>>
>> Editor's summary: How can I print a Rental Statement for my Tenant?
>>
>> Contact the editor:
>> mail: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Flywire
>> wiki: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/User:Flywire
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