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+gnuc...@jdlh.com> Sent: Tue Mar 08 03:26:22 EST 2022 To: gnucash-user@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 <bureauc...@gnucash.org> >> Sent: Mon Mar 07 19:43:32 EST 2022 >> To: Sunfish62 <sunfis...@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 >> >> There will be no other notifications in case of further activity unless >> you visit this page while logged in. 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