Fair enough - I could also go around and around on the value or challenge of using wiki style editing to help folks running into problems using wiki edit tools..
-greg On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:58 PM, Mono <[email protected]> wrote: > Possibly, but maybe more trouble that it's worth. > > On Friday, April 6, 2012, Gregory Varnum wrote: > >> Is there a more "wiki" like version of that platform available - or would >> development of such a platform be feasible and of interest to our volunteer >> developers? >> >> -greg >> >> >> On Apr 6, 2012, at 4:30 PM, Mono <[email protected] <javascript:;>> >> wrote: >> >>> Take a look at toolserver.org/~mono/qua >>> >>> On Friday, April 6, 2012, Gregory Varnum wrote: >>> >>>> Some modifications and requested info has been added to: >>>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ask.wikimedia.org_(Q%26A_site) >>>> >>>> -greg aka varnent >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 6, 2012, at 2:52 PM, Samuel Klein >>>> <[email protected]<javascript:;><javascript:;>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Great! Could you two please revise the current dormant proposal at >>>>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAnswers >>>>> >>>>> And note that one of the active uses of the site would be a channel >>>>> dedicated to Q&A about using the Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki? >>>>> >>>>> I think it is simpler and easier to say "let's start a Q&A site, and >>>>> focus on building a help channel there". >>>>> As long as the site is up and maintained, you could answer other >>>>> questions there as well. The WP:RefDesk has never been an ideal >>>>> formal for answering questions or, more importantly, for aggregating >>>>> and organizing answers over time so that it develops into a permanent >>>>> reference resource. >>>>> >>>>> SJ >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Gregory Varnum < >> [email protected] <javascript:;><javascript:;>> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> I would be interested in helping with this project from a third-party >>>> wiki and MediaWiki developer perspective. >>>>>> >>>>>> -greg aka varnent >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 6, 2012, at 2:26 PM, Samuel Klein <[email protected]<javascript:;> >> <javascript:;>> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Jan Kučera >>>>>>> <[email protected]<javascript:;> >> <javascript:;>> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi there, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> new projects suck, because there are (close to) none >>>>>>>> asked some time ago already with few positive replies >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> bug was already filled at >>>> https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29923 >>>>>>>> is there someone who can help move on? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It looks like a good idea to me. Do you have any experience running >>>>>>> one of those sites? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As with any new project, a set of people signed up to help administer >>>>>>> it / be initial contributors and editosr would be useful. So I >> think >>>>>>> it's still valuable to create a page about it on meta as a 'new >>>>>>> project' even though we haven't cleaned up the new project process >>>>>>> there recently. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> SJ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> foundation-l mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> foundation-l mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> >>>>>> Unsubscribe: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Samuel Klein identi.ca:sj w:user:sj +1 617 >>>> 529 4266 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> foundation-l mailing list >>>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> >>>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> foundation-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sent from my iPad >>> _______________________________________________ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> [email protected] <javascript:;> >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] <javascript:;> >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > > -- > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
