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Old 06-16-2012, 11:08 AM   #10
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An important point of web page design is to put all the important stuff "above the fold" (a term from newspaper layout, where people can read the top half of the front page without putting money into the newspaper vending machine. On web pages (such as MR), you just need to ASSUME that people do not bother using scrollbars (or cursor keys).

It is amazing how many functionally illiterate (able to read, but do not WANT to read) turn to the internet for technical "assistance" (used in the literal sense, where by assistance they really want somebody else to do the reading and making for them (custom scripts and step-by-step recipes customized for THEIR situation). No attempt to do ANYTHING themselves other than the absolute minimum needed to ASK for help: http://www.whathaveyoutried.com

Adding an extra step may (probably WILL) make them just give up and send their kindle back to amazon with NO learning involved. At least if we help them, they will learn something because they MUST use MfgTool, fastboot, SSH, and a few linux commands. We help them learn in relatively painless "baby steps".

Putting another barrier in their way may prevent this potential valuable learning experience.

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