The discussion seems to have wandered off a bit.  As Adam says, the
original suggestion was not to replace the list with a wiki or forum
format, but to someway capture the knowledge contained in the archives and
minds of current users in a format that is easily accessible.

I don't want the list to change one bit, but it would be great to have a
place where we all could pool our collective knowledge and photos of old
tools.

Ken Shepard

On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Adam R. Maxwell  wrote:

>
> On Oct 11, 2012, at 19:46 , Joshua Clark  wrote:
>
> > Micah summarizes what I've been trying to put into words all day. The OT
> list is an (antiquated but fully functional) example of a "push" technology
> in which the content is delivered to you while forums and other venues
> require you to "pull" the content. The list is the way it is for a reason
> and it works well.  I participate in both and appreciate them for different
> reasons.
>
> Funny that e-mail is called "antiquated" here on a list where some of us
> use 200-year-old tools as a matter of course :).  Micah and Josh
> summarize why I prefer the list to forums; mail just shows up in my
> box, it's easy to see what's unread, and it's usually nicely threaded.
>
> Mentioning wiki seems to have stirred up a few people.  Just to clarify
> a few things with respect to my suggestion:
>
>   1) a wiki would not replace the porch or create Yet Another Forum
>
>   2) a wiki would not replace GIC or any photosharing site
>
>   4) it would be a _reference_ like DATAMP
>
> A wiki is just a possible way to have multiple people contribute to a
> document.  For instance, suppose we created an Atkins Assembly as
> counterpart to Erik's stellar Disstonian Institute.  Atkins catalog info
> + color photos of Atkins saws would a way to start; anyone with an
> account could edit and add content.
>
> Yes, there are hosting challenges, spam issues, and administrative
> overhead.  Maybe insurmountable, maybe not.  I'm guessing that there
> would be (at most) a few dozen contributors.
>
> Adam
>
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