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[[File:Crystal Clear info.png|40px]] This document is 'Work In Progress' so content may not be complete or accurate!
[[File:Crystal Clear info.png|40px]] This document is 'Work In Progress' so content may not be complete or accurate!


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'''Request to Readers'''
'''Request for help from Wiki Readers'''

* Do you understand how MX works?
* Do you use hardware, or MX functionality, that is not yet documented? Can you begin that documenting?
* Can you contribute simple text for novice users, examples of what you have done, correction of typing or factual errors, or supply missing details?
* Will you make this page more useful by bringing content up-to-date as new releases change some information written for older releases?
* Does any page need a section for novices, so they don't need to read more technical information further down that page?
* Is there some information on this page, that should be on a separate page? Can you create the new page and move the less relevant information off this page, don't forget this page needs a link to the new page so people who expect to find it here know where it has moved to?


If you plan on '''CONTRIBUTING''' to the Wiki, then you will need a userid.
Do you understand how MX works? Do you use functionality that is not yet documented? Can you contribute either corrections, or more details? Will you make this page more useful by bringing content up-to-date? Alternatively, do you think some information on this page should be moved to a new page, leaving just a link?
* Please use the [[Special:RequestAccount|Request Account]] form to apply for a userid (you may have to wait some time for a response)
* You will find help on how to contribute to this wiki at [[Help:Contents/Editing|How to Edit]].
* If you need to consult others, please use either the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=38 Cumulus Wiki suggestions forum] or [https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?board=105.0 Cumulus board at WXForum.net].


When everyone used Cumulus 1, the Cumulus Wiki was highly rated as being comprehensive (partly because there were multiple contributors, one of whom was the Cumulus author who knew what the software was doing). (Unfortunately, it is not easy to convert pages originally written for the legacy software into pages that document MX, as it is often unclear if the two flavours work the same way, and MX is diverging rapidly from the old functionality).
<small>When everyone used Cumulus 1, the Cumulus Wiki was highly rated as being comprehensive. But the legacy software was much simpler to document, and there were multiple contributors, one of whom was the Cumulus author who knew what the software was doing. (Unfortunately, it is not easy to convert pages originally written for the legacy software into pages that document MX, as it is often unclear if the two flavours work the same way, and MX is diverging rapidly from the old functionality).</small>


MX development has been so rapid, with MX now having so much functionality the documentation has not caught up (partly because of lack of contributors). Please be aware that any information on this page may be incorrect, unless the relevant contributor was the developer. This is because when new releases change functionality, the announcement is often unclear on what exactly changed. A lot of research is often needed before MX can be correctly documented!
''Please be aware that any information on this page may be incorrect, unless the relevant contributor was the developer. This is because when new releases change functionality, the announcement is often unclear on what exactly changed. A lot of research is often needed before MX can be correctly documented here by any other contributor!''
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[[Category:Cumulus MX]]
[[Category:Cumulus MX]]

Revision as of 18:25, 7 August 2021

Crystal Clear info.png This document is 'Work In Progress' so content may not be complete or accurate!

Request for help from Wiki Readers

  • Do you understand how MX works?
  • Do you use hardware, or MX functionality, that is not yet documented? Can you begin that documenting?
  • Can you contribute simple text for novice users, examples of what you have done, correction of typing or factual errors, or supply missing details?
  • Will you make this page more useful by bringing content up-to-date as new releases change some information written for older releases?
  • Does any page need a section for novices, so they don't need to read more technical information further down that page?
  • Is there some information on this page, that should be on a separate page? Can you create the new page and move the less relevant information off this page, don't forget this page needs a link to the new page so people who expect to find it here know where it has moved to?

If you plan on CONTRIBUTING to the Wiki, then you will need a userid.

When everyone used Cumulus 1, the Cumulus Wiki was highly rated as being comprehensive. But the legacy software was much simpler to document, and there were multiple contributors, one of whom was the Cumulus author who knew what the software was doing. (Unfortunately, it is not easy to convert pages originally written for the legacy software into pages that document MX, as it is often unclear if the two flavours work the same way, and MX is diverging rapidly from the old functionality).

Please be aware that any information on this page may be incorrect, unless the relevant contributor was the developer. This is because when new releases change functionality, the announcement is often unclear on what exactly changed. A lot of research is often needed before MX can be correctly documented here by any other contributor!