Jay Elmore
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jelmore.crystalwind.org
Jay Elmore
@jelmore.crystalwind.org
He/him. Comics, games, computers, sci fi—but not in THAT way.
Header image by @dysonlogos.bsky.social
It doesn't help that the first slide looked something like this:
October 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We made it! #writethedocs
May 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Be detailed in your analysis #writethedocs
May 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The results speak for themselves; the new site has elements of both old sites and is poised to grow in the future #writethedocs
May 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
She created her own style guide for knitting patterns
#writethedocs
May 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
She started seeing knitting patterns in the same way that she saw code. Knitting has its own jargon, a series of commands that produces a result #writethedocs
May 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The best tool for docs testing is the one that meet your needs. Sadly, there really aren’t any good tools for novices #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“I don’t know what this code does. I wrote it, but I don’t know what it does anymore.” #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
(I found this during an old #writethedocs and I keep in on my wall in my office)
May 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
These are ways she asks questions to get good answers #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
People look at her profile on LinkedIn and see her career progression and ask how she got where she is #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
You have some choices to make when creating a structure for your docs. She displayed some slides with QR codes for some articles
May 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
He created an API diagram which shows the hierarchy on their API with each element linked to a page #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Eric ends his remarks with a round of thanks for the speakers, organizers, staff, sponors, and attendees. None of this would be happening without all of us #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Eric explains the Pac-Man rule: if you are in a circle having a conversation, leave a space for new people to join. He challenges attendees to meet one new person for every year they have attended #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The conference is primarily an in-person conference because it's a space for technical writers and everyone who cares about documentation to come together as a community #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Eric Holscher is giving the opening remarks for #writethedocs 2025. He begins with a land acknowledgment and welcomes the people who are watching virtually because they do not feel safe traveling to the U.S.
May 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Mo Nishiyama is the world’s most OSHA-compliant wizard as he prepares for the Welcome Wagon tour #writethedocs
May 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The first day of presentations for #writethedocs has begun!
May 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
That canceled TV show that you’ll never stop thinking about.
May 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Shira Elan Colla Brie from Marvel's original Star Wars comic, who we learned was an Imperial spy and became the self-styled Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya. #FirstBadCrush
April 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
April 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I loved the "Batman: Fortress" miniseries where Luthor, as President of the United States, shows up wearing a blue, white, and gold version of his powered armor with U.S. trappings on it.
April 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I remember, many months ago, looking for a trade paperback collection of TIME BREAKERS by Rachel Pollack and @westonfront.bsky.social, which led me to a crowdfunding campaign for a hardcover. I happily pledged and today, this book is in my hands!
March 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer

Hard mode: No villains
(This one is on the cusp)
March 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM