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[Richard Morris <webmaster@pfaf.org>]

John Schinnerer wrote:
> Aloha,
>
>
> > -Johns suggested that we have a glossary of tech terms on the wiki.  That
> > sounds like a QA task – Johns, are you willing?  If not, I suggest that when
> > we communicate with the PIW list, and non-tech folks in general, that we word
> > things as simply as possible.
>
>
> Are people complaining about unknown acronyms and abbreviations and so on?
>
> dev site
>
> is IMO much less typing (and reading) than
>
> the version of the PIW site currently under active development
>
> ...once the shorthand is known, of course.
>
> If there is a list of acronyms and abbreviations that people have asked 
> to have clarified/defined/explained, I will start on a simple glossary 
> on the wiki.
> Otherwise I suggest that we carry on in appropriate shorthand and 
> whenever someone asks for a clarification or definition, the person who 
> used the abbreviation or acronym add it to the glossary ASAP.
This sounds good. A glossary of terms both technical and botanical is 
definatly something which could be a great resource.

There is some sort of glossary on the dev version e.g.
http://dev.permaculture.info/cgi-bin/eden.py?define=Poultice
may be we should use that.

Rich