{"action":"closed","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/1733","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/1733/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/1733/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/1733/events","html_url":"https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/1733","id":80978450,"number":1733,"title":"[discussion] Addition to documentary for new users - difference between spacemacs and emacs","user":{"login":"geo7","id":8526351,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8526351?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7","html_url":"https://github.com/geo7","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/geo7/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/syl20bnr/spacemacs/labels/documentation%20:-%3E","name":"documentation :->","color":"fbca04"}],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-05-26T14:10:06Z","updated_at":"2015-05-26T16:11:36Z","closed_at":"2015-05-26T16:11:36Z","body":"@tuhdo \r\n@syl20bnr \r\n\r\nI know that there's a [for whom](https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/blob/master/doc/DOCUMENTATION.md#who-can-benefit-from-this-) section in the docs.\r\n\r\nThe [philosophy](https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/blob/master/doc/DOCUMENTATION.md#philosophy) section doesn't appear to link anywhere. \r\n\r\nFor new users to Spacemacs it probably won't be obvious what aspects are general\r\nEmacs and what are specific to Spacemacs. As a result they may go to Emacs\r\nrelated IRC channels and pollute the stream a bit with questions that relate to\r\nspacemacs and would be better placed on the Gitter channel or within an Issue\r\nthread.\r\n\r\nBy having a concise introduction to this concept and some kind of suggested\r\n\"incubation\" period for new users where they stay within Spacemacs help channels\r\nit might remove these annoyances for new users, help them receive help quicker and \r\nfamiliarise themselves with where the line between spacemacs and emacs is. \r\n\r\nPerhaps this could be added into the docs as either a new section or within the\r\nfor whom (though it doesn't seem to quite fit in there). This could then be\r\nlinked to new users as a starting point.\r\n"}}