Should BSDGuides become a Wiki?
Yes ( 41 votes / 60.29% )
   
No ( 27 votes / 39.71% )
   

There are 68 total votes.


14 Comments

Posted by taulant on August 09, 2007 at 5:13:41 pm EEST

It is better like this


Posted by dnperfors on August 10, 2007 at 5:33:13 pm EEST

It would be easier to update articles with a Wiki than without. Of course the pages should be editable for members only ;)


Posted by X-Istence on August 30, 2007 at 10:03:24 pm EEST

No, it should not be a Wiki, that would destroy the site!


Posted by jogge on September 24, 2007 at 9:57:05 am EEST

Its better this way.


Posted by leegold on October 17, 2007 at 3:30:21 am EEST

I find WIKIs unintuitive. It's a fad that I hope will eventually go away.


Posted by taromaru on November 25, 2007 at 9:33:11 pm EET

I'd like to see this site turn into a good example of wiki collaboration. Just like gentoo wiki. Otherwise, I agree with X-Istence. It will destroy the site


Posted by rhyous on April 26, 2008 at 12:04:47 am EEST

Only if there is a great database that tracks who changed it and maintains the old version and allows you to restore the old version (like jive's community software does).


Posted by biniar on July 09, 2008 at 8:17:02 pm EEST

To some extent I think it would help organize the guides if only they were on  the wiki standalone.


Posted by pointer on August 08, 2008 at 11:10:43 pm EEST

wikis are good for some content sites, but it is not intended to be very friendly to tutorial/guide sites.


Posted by rkyrk on October 03, 2008 at 1:51:15 am EEST

I'm with leegold. I hope wiki's just fade away.


Posted by Joupin on October 13, 2008 at 1:15:31 am EEST

It should be


Posted by jackal on November 07, 2008 at 6:01:29 am EET

I like wiki'es. I manage a couple of wiki sites myself. But still prefer bsdguides as it is.


Posted by PaulB on December 05, 2008 at 10:04:28 pm EET

It seems to me the only real difference between a wiki and what is there now is that wiki's are collaborative. Given the way things update frequently I think wikifying essential. Look at the success of wikipedia - wiki's are not going away. It's an excellent form for a knowledge base and it shares the editing burden. It doesn't mean the entire site has to be a wiki - but the current situation where you have to read through all the comments to make sure you didn't miss anything is more error prone.

So, my 2 cents...

1) limit editing to members
2) track changes
3) create an editing policy to guide people

and worst-case, limit editing to "core/experienced" members.


Posted by akoola on April 05, 2009 at 12:11:59 am EEST

Creating policy for wiki contributions would be an good idea for begining,


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