DA forum revision needed - Wiki req'd

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ostendo said:
When is it "the official DA Wiki"? I haven't contacted Jeff nor the DA crew about this (yet).. I suppose they read this topic as well sometime..
But as far as I know this is the only active and running wiki about DA. :)
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Jeff has one up....I have the password to it....when I last looked it didn't have much/anything in it.

I know Jeff is/was busy, but the fact that he had it password protected meant that not many people could access it.

I'll say about yours what I said about Jeff's ... I will primarily be a reader, but am willing to help with setup and topic logic. One of the problems with wikis is that they are all too often like Topsy...they simply grow and become as cumbersome as the forums.

I think that what the wiki needs is a few technical folks who have the time to review entries to insure that the subject matter is correct and up-to-date...otherwise we'll have a howto section that is pages long, not organized and filled with outdated information.
 
jlandes said:
So, is this going to be the official DA Wiki? If so, I'll begin adding some content.
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I suspect that if knowledgeable folks like yourself start adding content, it will become the "official" wiki by default....Official meaning the one folks look to for information.

I've done the same thing concerning some amateur radio equipment....the manufacturer, for whatever reason, refuses to use wikis and forums...so a few of us set up independent ones.....while the "official" mailing list is alive and well, the wiki and the forum are also healthy.

The benefit of a "non-official" wiki or forum is that it may be less personal/corporate agenda driven than a sanctioned one.
 
I believe that organization and structure for the Wiki is key to DA users finding the information that they need and in a timely manner. I understand how important this is because I'm programming a complete user documentation management system at work and there is a lot of things to consider upfront if the project is to be successful.

In building out the Wiki or whatever system is used, we have to remember that not all users are very technical and you sometimes have to make it easy enough for a monkey to use. :) Okay, that's a little overkill, but you get my drift. And, it also has to be kept updated otherwise it will end up like the site-helper.com site. No offense to the DA crew. :)

If we get too many people in there adding content, especially before the system is ready, there will be no organization, no structure, and no standards.

I'm willing to work with somebody to help set things up, I just need to know what to do and where to do it at. Thanks.
 
jlandes said:
I believe that organization and structure for the Wiki is key to DA users finding the information that they need and in a timely manner. .......

And, it also has to be kept updated otherwise it will end up like the site-helper.com site. No offense to the DA crew. :)

If we get too many people in there adding content, especially before the system is ready, there will be no organization, no structure, and no standards.

I'm willing to work with somebody to help set things up, I just need to know what to do and where to do it at. Thanks.
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All good points. I think we need to recruit a relatively small number of folks that have the technical and/or organizational skills and the time and work on the wiki. What I propose is that we use a furum type venue to accoplish that. It needs to be a private forum for starters, just to get things organized.

What we do in the amateur radio one is to have a few "sysop" types that can watch over the board.

It's more work that simply putting it up. I ain't technical, but I can help with other areas....if a forum is needed, I can set one up.....let me know via a PM and I'll get you the info.
 
I don't read the forum as often as I should these days because I'm busy.

Okay, I'm going to open the wiki I set up tonight. Jeremy, Thom, anyone ... go for it :).

Jeff
 
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