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233729 <roygriggs@c...> 2012‑10‑12 Re: old tool wiki
Build it and they will come....
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roy griggs
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---- Ken Shepard  wrote: 
> 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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