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src/Cookbook.md

@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 % Cookbook
 
-This is the Plain Text Accounting Cookbook page
+This is the Plain Text Accounting Cookbook,
-(formerly the wiki home page, now a sort of site map for plaintextaccounting.org.
+a sort of site map for plaintextaccounting.org.
 If you don't see what you need, ask for it in the 
 [[index#news-discussion|chat]] and we'll add it, or you can
 [add it yourself](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting/blob/master/src/Cookbook.md).
 
+### See also
+
+- [[index|plaintextaccounting.org home page]]
+- [Beancount cookbook](https://beancount.github.io/docs/command_line_accounting_cookbook.html)
+- [hledger cookbook](https://hledger.org/cookbook.html)
+- [Ledger wiki](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki)
+- [Reddit: plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/new)
+
 ### Getting started
 
 - [[index|Home]] - links to news, videos, articles, docs and software.
@@ -14,7 +22,7 @@ If you don't see what you need, ask for it in the
 - [[Choosing accounts]]
 - [[Entering data]]
 - [[Don't Sink Your First Attempts at Plaintext Accounting]] h/ledger beginner syntax tips
-- [Syntax Quick Reference for the Ledger-Likes](https://plaintextaccounting.org/quickref/)
+- [[quickref/index|Syntax quick reference]]
 
 ### General usage
 
@@ -50,13 +58,7 @@ If you don't see what you need, ask for it in the
 - [[Time tracking]]
 - [[Trip expenses]]
 
-### Miscellaneous
+### About this site
 
-- [plaintextaccounting.org README](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting#readme)
+- [[README|plaintextaccounting.org README]] (or [on github](https://github.com/plaintextaccounting/plaintextaccounting#readme))
-<!-- - [[About this wiki]] -->
 
-### See also
-
-- [Beancount cookbook](https://beancount.github.io/docs/command_line_accounting_cookbook.html)
-- [hledger cookbook](https://hledger.org/cookbook.html)
-- [Ledger wiki](https://github.com/ledger/ledger/wiki)

src/Getting-started-FAQ.md

@@ -1,19 +1,10 @@
 % Getting started FAQ
 
-### Ledger, hledger, beancount, etc. - which should I choose ?
+### Ledger, hledger, Beancount, etc. - which should I choose ?
 
-Here are some [PTA app comparisons](https://plaintextaccounting.org#pta-app-comparisons).
+Here are some [PTA app comparisons](https://plaintextaccounting.org#pta-app-comparisons). See also:
-Also:
 
-- [SM opinions on hledger for new users](https://fosstodon.org/@ellane@pkm.social/110120845522951139)
+SM (2022): We all have opinions - ask for them in chat or search the reddit / mail lists / web.
-  (2023)
-- [hledger and Ledger](https://hledger.org/ledger.html) &
-  [hledger and other software](https://hledger.org/cookbook.html#other-software)
-  (2023)
-- [A Comparison of Beancount and Ledger](https://beancount.github.io/docs/a_comparison_of_beancount_and_ledger_hledger.html)
-  (2014)
-
-We all have opinions - ask for them in chat or search the reddit / mail lists / web.
 Circa 2022 I hope it's fair to say, without my bias showing:
 
 - Ledger, hledger and Beancount are the big three apps, with many users.
@@ -23,13 +14,13 @@ Circa 2022 I hope it's fair to say, without my bias showing:
   the most actively maintained, and the most user-friendly.
 - Beancount has the most features for investing and trading, 
   and the most support (and need) for customisation, via Python.
-- Ledger and hledger parse files flexibly and forgivingly by default, with strictness as an option.
+- Ledger and hledger parse files flexibly and forgivingly by default, with optional strictness.
-  Beancount's file format is more restricted and always strictly enforced.
+  Beancount's file format is more restricted and always strict.
 - It's generally relatively easy to migrate data from one to another, 
   eg using [data conversion tools](https://plaintextaccounting.org#data-importconversion)
   like ledger2beancount and beancount2ledger.
 
---Simon M.
+SM on new user experience (2023): https://fosstodon.org/@simonmic/110120922501551538
 
 ### How to organise files ? Should I split the journal into many files ?
 

src/index.md

@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Page contents:
 - [Utilities](#utilities)
 - [API](#api)
 
-See also:\
+See also:
+\
 **[[Newcomer FAQ]]**
 - [[Newcomer FAQ#what-is-this|What is this]]
 - [[Newcomer FAQ#objections-and-concerns|Objections and concerns]]
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ See also:\
 - [PTA apps' mail lists](#pta-apps)
 \
 **Reddit**
-- [/r/plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/)
+- [/r/plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/new)
 \
 **Hacker News**
 - [stories](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=plain%20text%20accounting&sort=byDate&prefix=false&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story)
@@ -332,7 +333,9 @@ See also:\
 
 ### PTA app comparisons
 
-- [hledger: Cookbook > Other software](https://hledger.org/cookbook.html#other-software) 2014, 2019, 2022
+- [hledger and Ledger](https://hledger.org/ledger.html),
+  [hledger and Beancount](https://hledger.org/beancount.html),
+  [hledger and other software](https://hledger.org/cookbook.html#other-software) 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023..
 - [Matthias Kauer: Command Line Accounting – A look at the various ledger ports](http://www.matthiaskauer.com/2015/08/command-line-accounting-a-look-at-the-various-ledger-ports/) 2015
 - [beancount list: Another Ledger user's perspective](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/beancount/QV4qgpFbtJ8/9fSgMw-XGC8J) 2015
 - [Beancount: A Comparison of Beancount and Ledger](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dW2vIjaXVJAf9hr7GlZVe3fJOkM-MtlVjvCO1ZpNLmg) 2014
@@ -358,8 +361,8 @@ See also:\
 - [Beancount Syntax Cheat Sheet](https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_cheat_sheet.html)
 - [Beginners corner: a basic hledger transaction](https://hledgerfan.com/beginners-corner-a-basic-hledger-transaction/)
 - [(Almost) everything you wanted to know about hledger transactions](https://hledgerfan.com/almost-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-hledger-transactions/)
-- [hledger > Journal cheatsheet](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#journal-cheatsheet)
+- [hledger: Journal cheatsheet](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#journal-cheatsheet)
-- [hledger > CSV rules cheatsheet](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#csv-rules-cheatsheet)
+- [hledger: CSV rules cheatsheet](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#csv-rules-cheatsheet)
 
 ### Presentations
 
@@ -381,8 +384,8 @@ See also:\
 
 ### PTA apps
 
-To do Plain Text Accounting, choose one of the apps below.
+To do Plain Text Accounting, try one (or more) of the apps below.
-Generally it's possible to migrate data from one to another.
+Generally it's possible to migrate data between them.
 
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