Wheels on the bike go round and round

Ok the thread title has sweet FA to do with content. Sort of.

Anyway I spied this via the Los Angeles CM yahoogroup:

http://cycling.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page

Now this wiki, or a similar template, would potentially be a excellent
opportunity for networking & info sharing.

Like a updated version of aus.bicycle FAQ. (Coo-ee Kingsley, long time
btw drinks!)
http://dns1.maddogsbreakfast.com.au/ABFAQ/

Or a 'Wheels of Justice' (http://bicyclejustice.blogspot.com) themed
wiki, as suggested by Resound just recently.

These or similar themed wikis would be a fantastic information
resource.

Easily accessible, easily updated & free*.

Discuss.



*That's if you regard your voluntary time as free.


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cfsmtb

cfsmtb Wrote:
Ok the thread title has sweet FA to do with content. Sort of.

Anyway I spied this via the Los Angeles CM yahoogroup:

http://cycling.wikicities.com/wiki/Main_Page

Now this wiki, or a similar template, would potentially be a excellent
opportunity for networking & info sharing.

Like a updated version of aus.bicycle FAQ. (Coo-ee Kingsley, long time
btw drinks!)
http://dns1.maddogsbreakfast.com.au/ABFAQ/

Or a 'Wheels of Justice' (http://bicyclejustice.blogspot.com) themed
wiki, as suggested by Resound just recently.

These or similar themed wikis would be a fantastic information
resource.

Easily accessible, easily updated & free*.

Discuss.



*That's if you regard your voluntary time as free.

Certainly doable, Wiki's are pretty starightforward for setting up and
are available in just about every technology in use on the web. I seem
to recall there's a static text version which works off of web forms.

One thing that needs to be known is what scripting engines are
available from the web host. Perl, php etc etc. Once that's known
it's simply a matter of choosing the correct wiki engine, getting
initial content up there in the right structure and away you go.

On that initial content bit; that's quite important. It's important
to create a good strucutre with relevent content in it. In the absence
of relevent content, place holders can be used although ideally they
should be avoided.


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EuanB

EuanB Wrote:

On that initial content bit; that's quite important. It's important
to create a good strucutre with relevent content in it. In the absence
of relevent content, place holders can be used although ideally they
should be avoided.

In agreeance here. Should have some 'mental downtime' over the silly
season to consider & research to a aus.bicycle orientated wiki.


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cfsmtb

"cfsmtb" == cfsmtb writes:

cfsmtb EuanB Wrote:
On that initial content bit; that's quite important. It's
important to create a good strucutre with relevent content in it.
In the absence of relevent content, place holders can be used
although ideally they should be avoided.

cfsmtb In agreeance here. Should have some 'mental downtime' over
cfsmtb the silly season to consider & research to a aus.bicycle
cfsmtb orientated wiki.

On that, get a few of us together with a big sheet of paper (A1/A0) and
do a cycling mind map. http://www.peterussell.com/MindMaps/HowTo.html

That, with a bit of refinement, should give us a good structure. Then
it's up to people to write some content. I can do some, sure others can
as well :-)
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