[Lincs] HOWTOs for the wiki?

[iain baker]

my appologies ben, in my reply to MD i atributed this idea to pete!

Ben Francis wrote:
> What do people think of having a HOWTO section in the Wiki? If a member 
> comes across something they find difficult in Linux, researches it and 
> finds a solution they could post a step by step guide for other members 
> to read, remembering to mention which distribution they were using at 
> the time.
> 
> My only worry is that a HOWTO section would be too similar to the E-zine 
> although I can see a distinction between a HOWTO and an article.
> 
> I have a couple of ideas for HOWTOs relating to setting up a web server. 
> Should I post an E-zine article or start a HOWTO section? I feel people 
> would feel more inclined to change and improve a HOWTO than edit an 
> E-zine article which is somehow more personal.
> 

i like the how-to idea, and i think it can be written in a way that 
keeps the feel differant from the E-Zine, and i also feel that it is 
more likely to be looked at solutions than the e-zine, which is more 
suited to items of interest