nextcloud / nextcloud/cookbook

Rephrase error messages

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Description

All (user facing) error messages should be revisited and checked for clarity. There should be no overly technical messages there that are shown to the user directly.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; begin by locating the cookbook's user-facing error messages. Review the full set for overly technical wording and consider the work done only when all such messages have been made clear to users.

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Assessment

Domain
content
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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