On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 12:53:11AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
I don't like the suggestion that the whole site be a wiki. The wiki has been the most time-consuming part to maintain since it was introduced, it's been less and less useful and then it got thoroughly attacked when I'd not enough time to deal with it (so big thanks to Darren Casey and others for stepping in). I'd be delighted if it can be renovated, but I think it's not a good way to run the whole site.
Just ask for help looking after the wiki then. I'd much rather see the whole site as a wiki as it would make editing it a whole bunch easier than having to send patches etc. which may or may not get applied in a timely fashion. I'd given up on editing the site a *long* time ago as the current system doesn't work.
Even if we made a subset of the site a wiki that requires authorisation via a username/password (things like venue details, meeting times, faq etc. items that "legitimate" users wouldn't mind getting a login/password for) it would be a whole world better. At least once we were in that situation and had an rss feed (or similar) for the whole of the site then I for one would be happy to keep and eye on it as I'm sure others would too. The current incarnation has been too difficult to keep an eye on and maintain especially for people without direct access to the site.
Thanks Adam