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== Previous comments ==

I fixed the syntax in the section on "How can I manage software with nix-env like with configuration.nix?" but it still doesn't work for me and there are lines of code there that are not explained (so probably should be bu I don't understand).

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error: build of '/nix/store/59z3yxcxnm2cs2922gwnjk882v5n9rk9-user-environment.drv' failed

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== How to reorganise this article moving forward ==

I see that the original idea of the FAQ was to have subpages that are transcluded into the FAQ article. By itself, I think that's a pretty bad move, especially since we have the Visual Editor now, which makes editing a page made exclusively of transcluded articles especially painful. However, the current state, where some questions are transcluded and some are not '''is even worse'''.

I would also bring up that the new questions being added have been of the non-transcluded kind. This is quite telling, the natural editing tendency is to just add content on the page.

However, there is '''one''' benefit of this approach we might consider. We could have a FAQ section on the main page that randomly draws one question from this set. We could also do it separately (aka, have a [[Main page/FAQ]] with subpages for the particularly pertinent questions.

In any case, I would normally "ask for forgiveness instead of permission" and go ahead with the changes, but in this case I am not 100% sure, and would like to know any other opinions, either for or against, or on the fence. Thanks. [[User:DoggoBit|DoggoBit]] ([[User talk:DoggoBit|talk]]) 23:33, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

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+== Previous comments ==
 I fixed the syntax in the section on "How can I manage software with nix-env like with configuration.nix?" but it still doesn't work for me and there are lines of code there that are not explained (so probably should be bu I don't understand).
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 error: build of '/nix/store/59z3yxcxnm2cs2922gwnjk882v5n9rk9-user-environment.drv' failed
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+== How to reorganise this article moving forward ==
+I see that the original idea of the FAQ was to have subpages that are transcluded into the FAQ article. By itself, I think that's a pretty bad move, especially since we have the Visual Editor now, which makes editing a page made exclusively of transcluded articles especially painful. However, the current state, where some questions are transcluded and some are not '''is even worse'''.
+I would also bring up that the new questions being added have been of the non-transcluded kind. This is quite telling, the natural editing tendency is to just add content on the page.
+However, there is '''one''' benefit of this approach we might consider. We could have a FAQ section on the main page that randomly draws one question from this set. We could also do it separately (aka, have a [[Main page/FAQ]] with subpages for the particularly pertinent questions.
+In any case, I would normally "ask for forgiveness instead of permission" and go ahead with the changes, but in this case I am not 100% sure, and would like to know any other opinions, either for or against, or on the fence. Thanks. [[User:DoggoBit|DoggoBit]] ([[User talk:DoggoBit|talk]]) 23:33, 14 June 2025 (UTC)