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thrasher6670
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FYI, i'll be upgrading the wki to the new 1.3 version of mediawiki later in the day, i just have to edit up a new logo.
I'm thinking if you want to use someone else's article you should ask permission, I'm sure noone will have a problem with you copying their FAQ, HOWTO, etc.. if you ask
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sridharinfinity
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| Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| thrasher6670 wrote: | FYI, i'll be upgrading the wki to the new 1.3 version of mediawiki later in the day, i just have to edit up a new logo.
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Ok, that's great. After you do that, I'll start populating the Wiki.
| thrasher6670 wrote: |
I'm thinking if you want to use someone else's article you should ask permission, I'm sure noone will have a problem with you copying their FAQ, HOWTO, etc.. if you ask |
Ok.
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thrasher6670
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| Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Updated engine is online, i will be making some minor changes later in the day (Mostly Content).
If anyone sees any problems with the update, email me problems@gentoo-portage.com
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appleboy
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:46 am Post subject: DOCS and HOWTO forum |
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| since gentoo-wiki is up, why not lock that thread and have people start taking advantage of that so all people can contribute and then users don't have to to go through all of the posts for the one's that are up to 25 pages+. I've been trying to go through things but I don't know what is current and it's been a pain trying to find out. |
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pjp
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:49 am Post subject: |
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Because gentoo-wiki is not an official Gentoo site.
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gentoo_lan
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 4:51 am Post subject: |
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A lot of the stuff that is on Gentoo wiki came from the forums tips and tricks section anyway.
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appleboy
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first post: why not create an official one?
second post: I know, but why not make them all be done in a wiki rather then in posts where they become out of date at a rapid pace |
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Earthwings
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| appleboy wrote: | first post: why not create an official one?
second post: I know, but why not make them all be done in a wiki rather then in posts where they become out of date at a rapid pace |
Here's my personal opinion. I don't trust Wiki pages. When I browse them, most contain many errors, in general more errors than the docs here in the forums. Everybody can edit them, and everybody adds new mistakes. Don't tell me that some random guru or even some random dev will fix that. It's not going to happen.
I don't dislike wikis in general - wikipedia is great for example. But they've got a limited area of application, and technical documenation that needs a certain level of quality imho is not what a wiki is good for. The wiki strength "everybody can edit everything" also means that nobody is responsible for nothing. |
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pjp
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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| appleboy wrote: | | first post: why not create an official one? |
Because most of the "doers" behind the scenses (last I heard) didn't care for Wiki's. I'll take our existing DT&T forum over a Wiki any day.
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thebigslide
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:33 am Post subject: |
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Full backup from me. I hate wikis. At least with the forums you get feedback from peeps who have tried it out. Also, somtimes there are special steps that need taking for certain circumstances. There is more chance of catching that on the forums.
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lizardcry
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| masseya wrote: | Spam. I never even thought about it until I saw Bloody Bastard's post in Find job in our job/vacancy portal, which was an attempt at web forum spam. I have become so used to deleting spam that I've almost forgotted how nice it would be to not ever receive or deal with it. This has to be considered an advantage of a web forum. It's much harder to spam.  |
Uhh . . . moderated newsgroup? |
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lizardcry
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| absinthe wrote: | | col wrote: | | dont know about you but I got rid of my US robotics 9600bps modem years ago.....give me phpBB over a mail list anyday |
It has nothing to do with modems.
I guess if you enjoy putting mileage on your mouse and clicking a lot instead of typing, it suits you.
But ultimately, you have to type if you intend to communicate with anyone. And you cannot get through these forums on the keyboard alone. Whereas, with a mail or news client, you can. You're not constantly task-switching between the keyboard and mouse. That's grossly inefficient, if not downright annoying.
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Admin dude, thanks for finding this 3 year old thread. Absinthe is totally on the mark here. And nobody appears to have agreed with him three years ago. Clearly, absinthe's sentiment then and mine now are unpopular. People simply prefer the eye candy silliness. Schade. |
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amne
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:54 am Post subject: |
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Admin dude, thanks for finding this 3 year old thread.
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Side note: Please do the searching yourself next time.
| lizardcry wrote: | | Absinthe is totally on the mark here. And nobody appears to have agreed with him three years ago. Clearly, absinthe's sentiment then and mine now are unpopular. People simply prefer the eye candy silliness. Schade. |
No one forces you to use web based forums. I hear there's a whole bunch of mailing lists and irc channels dedicated to Gentoo as well. As far i am concerned i see these forums as a quite successful medium for the Gentoo community - so why should we drop it?
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lizardcry
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| amne wrote: | | lizardcry wrote: |
Admin dude, thanks for finding this 3 year old thread.
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Side note: Please do the searching yourself next time.
| lizardcry wrote: | | Absinthe is totally on the mark here. And nobody appears to have agreed with him three years ago. Clearly, absinthe's sentiment then and mine now are unpopular. People simply prefer the eye candy silliness. Schade. |
No one forces you to use web based forums. I hear there's a whole bunch of mailing lists and irc channels dedicated to Gentoo as well. As far i am concerned i see these forums as a quite successful medium for the Gentoo community - so why should we drop it? |
I agree with absinthe. |
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lizardcry
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Feature request for phpbb: collapsable, indented threads a la every usenet client available. The straight flat scrollable has just got to go.
Feature request 2: the reply window does not present the thread subject. You have to scroll down to see it. This is problematic for people with short term memory defects. |
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pilla
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| lizardcry wrote: | Feature request for phpbb: collapsable, indented threads a la every usenet client available. The straight flat scrollable has just got to go.
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Ask at www.phpbb.com.
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Feature request 2: the reply window does not present the thread subject. You have to scroll down to see it. This is problematic for people with short term memory defects. |
People with short term memory defects cannot remember the entire thread anyway. But you're kidding, right?
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dan_aka_jack
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I'd like to enter my vote in favour of a wiki-centric documentation model for Gentoo. I think wikis can be great and that the gentoo communitee is more likely than not to produce an excellent wiki.
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pjp
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