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@title User Guide: Project Tone | |||||
@group userguide | |||||
Explains why Phabricator uses a lighthearted tone. | |||||
Overview | |||||
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Phabricator uses a lighthearted tone in documentation and some interfaces, and | |||||
includes some features which primarily exist to add flavor or make things | |||||
pha_testUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actionserror ? pha_test: error ? | |||||
sillier. | |||||
We use this tone because we like building software like this, and the feedback | |||||
we receive about it from users is overwhelmingly (and often effusively) | |||||
positive. | |||||
Removing Flavor | |||||
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bdraegerUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsThis is not good! bdraeger: This is not good! | |||||
Although almost all feedback about project tone that we receive is positive, a | |||||
few users don't like the tone very much (possibly including you if you've been | |||||
linked to this document). If you prefer a more straightforward tone, you can | |||||
disable most of the flavor by turning on the `phabricator.serious-business` | |||||
setting in the {nav Config} application. | |||||
(Not everything is covered by this setting. For example, it won't change the | |||||
documentation.) | |||||
If you don't like a piece of flavor because it creates legitimate difficulty or | |||||
confusion for you or your users and makes it harder to use Phabricator, let us | |||||
know. We don't intend flavor or tone to get in the way of usability, and can | |||||
sometimes take a joke too far (particularly for users who don't speak English | |||||
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natively). | |||||
If you don't like a piece of flavor because it's a joke that you don't get or | |||||
don't find particularly funny, but it doesn't impact your ability to understand | |||||
or use the software, we're less likely to remove it. We find all our jokes very | |||||
very funny and cherish each of them dearly. | |||||
apexljUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsHava a try! apexlj: Hava a try! | |||||
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aaUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actionssadasdf aa: sadasdf | |||||
(If you're committed to removing flavor on grounds of taste, we //might// be | |||||
bdraegerUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsYou should change this! bdraeger: You should change this! | |||||
willing to accept changes which replace our objectively very very funny jokes | |||||
with even better ones.) | |||||
toddtUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsTest comment. toddt: Test comment. | |||||
toddtUnsubmitted Not Done Inline ActionsTest reply. toddt: Test reply. | |||||
Next Steps | |||||
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Continue by: | |||||
- ignoring this document and complaining about a joke that you don't think is | |||||
very funny with @{article:Contributing Bug Reports}. |
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