Speaking of involvement with discussions, what about an IRC channel?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Rick Moynihan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rick.moynihan@gmail.com">rick.moynihan@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">2009/1/23 Kris Davidson <<a href="mailto:davidson.kris@gmail.com">davidson.kris@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d">> I'm happy with anything so long as it doesn't involve me. That said<br>
> the problem with a wiki as I see it, is its more of a community tool,<br>
> a supplement to an existing site. It fails when it comes to things<br>
> like PR and easing in potential or new users and I can imagine<br>
> internal monologues screaming "oh fuck not another wiki"<br>
<br>
</div>Care to elaborate on why you think a wiki fails in terms of PR and<br>
'easing in new users'? How would an alternative be better? What do<br>
you mean by PR? Do you mean pretty web-pages?<br>
<br>
I'm not claiming that a wiki is anywhere near perfect, but given<br>
everyone's time commitments I believe it's a good way to develop the<br>
resources we require in an adhoc manner.<br>
<br>
Bear in my mind my suggestion is *not* simply to use a wiki, it is to<br>
use a wiki in combination with a discussion system; for which I'd<br>
propose the existing mailing-list. New users rarely participate until<br>
they understand the community, or have an immediate need to ask or<br>
inform the community of something. A wiki provides a great way for us<br>
to assemble resources for new and existing members, and direct them<br>
into the appropriate channels.<br>
<br>
A blog *may* be worth consideration, but only at the right point in<br>
time, and only if the commitment is there to keep it up to date with<br>
fresh content... The community should focus on developing one thing<br>
well, rather than many things poorly.<br>
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R.<br>
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