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On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 07:21:08PM -0700, Drake Wyrm wrote: |
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> Would a dev-only wiki actually be any better than the documentation |
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> threads in the forums? Only the thread owner/maintainer can change the |
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> head entry, but everybody (devs and non-devs) can contribute by adding |
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> to the thread. |
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The forums are way to big - it is not easy to actually find |
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something about some general topic. The forums are great for |
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emergency bugfixing and newbie-help (ebuild xy broke my system, |
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how do I fix it) for someone who cant find the answer on IRC, |
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however they fail on general topics. The reason is simple: |
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Outdated information does not get deleted. This is a problem |
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for outdated info in threads and threads that are completly |
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outdated. Completely outdated threads clutter the searches. And a |
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thread over 13 pages fixing a problem (like getting a video-card |
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running) isnt helpful at all, if the reader has to read though |
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13 pages and remember which information is good and which got |
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changed on the way through the thread ... Someone updating info |
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in a wiki has the possibility to remove deprecated info. Also |
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contradicting informations gets spotted easier and can get |
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synced. Just look at the forums - the redundancy in asked |
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questions is pretty high. A good indicator that the information |
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needed might be there, but simply cant be found. |
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A wiki using templates (like moinmoin) also can provide a basic |
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structure/hierachy, while the forums are rather flat. |
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Yours, |
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Björn |
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Björn Michaelsen |
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