The Wiki

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: The Wiki
started by: Fordie

Posted by Fordie on Mar. 30 2006,00:16

Hi all,

I brought up the issue of the dormant wiki before, but while part of the userbase was quite enthusiastic about the prospect of reopening it, the issue was unfortunately greeted with silence by the powers that be.

I am currently installing DSL 2.2 on another old laptop, and while this is not too complex if you know what you're doing (even though there are issues with the trackpad, networking, booting, etc), a less experienced linux user would have to google around the net, trying out tidbits here and there or use the forum to find help.

So, following the suggestions from the < last wiki related thread >, I would suggest to name a number of users allowed to alter and add to the wiki (to avoid the feared spamming avalanche) who can collect and harvest the userbase's knowledge.

I'd be happy to volunteer.

Cheers,

Fordie

Posted by green on Mar. 30 2006,01:55

If I was given access to the wiki, I would:
be willing to let people PM me or email me with their legitimate additions for the wiki.
be willing to troll the forums for requsted, specific stuff, and post to the wiki.

By far, I am not one of the DSL guru's, however, I can learn with others while doing this.
Someone needs to pick a DSL Wiki Team. The wiki needs a lot of work.

Posted by faroutscience on Mar. 30 2006,03:08

A functional wiki would definitely be usful resource. I tried using it a couple of times and found it lacking.

Jeff

Posted by roberts on Mar. 30 2006,04:57

Let it me known that I agree with this.
I am not included in the powers that be when it comes to the Wiki.
My plate is quite full and would like to see help in this area.

Posted by John on Mar. 30 2006,06:50

Green, I may take you up on this. The problem with the Wiki is that it was being hammered by spam, and there doesn't seem t be a way to lock it down without locking people out.

Posted by green on Mar. 30 2006,15:03

John,

I remember the spam thing and why Saidin locked it down.
It was justified, at the time.
But SU seems to not be around any longer.
I do not know how you go about picking a Wiki Team you can trust, but I am sure you would have a handful of volunteers if you make a Poll or a specific post about it.

Posted by faroutscience on Mar. 31 2006,01:13

I use phpwiki for my class schedules. The administrator can lock each new page, or not, as he sees fit. I have found the present version to be pretty secure. I have a very simple setup so my students can easily navigate the pages.

If interested, I can PM the page address. You could judge if phpwiki would be suitable for this site.

Jeff

PS. I was once burned by spammers with another wiki system and didn't use one for a year or so.

Posted by bugmenot on April 27 2006,14:45

Spam? How about < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captcha >

It's a dead wiki as of now. It's a real shame. Please do fix it!

Posted by pr0f3550r on April 30 2006,14:06

You're right. There's no excuse not to run a wiki after the introduction of Captcha's.

The captcha extension for mediawiki is here:

< http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ConfirmEdit_extension >

Posted by denomales on June 29 2006,12:49

Is there an alternitive way to apply for wiki membership? I ask because I believe I have perfected the steps necessary to remaster a hard drive install and want to share back to the community. A wiki would be the perfect place for this type of information.