Boy, do I have mixed feelings about this.
First, the good. Boy, does the Apple II world need a Wiki. I'm getting
back in the game after 10 years, and so I *remember* that you can do
certain things, but have forgotten *how to do them,* so I Google like
crazy to get answers, and then Bookmark the results. The sheer number
of Apple II sites is astonishing, when you think about it, and they are
spread all over the place. All over the freaking-place is more like it.
There's too much information for one person to actively write, link to,
or summarize easily. And the knowledge is spread out over many, many
people, who I think are hungry to spread the knowledge around before it
is all forgotten. That's the *perfect* environment for a Wiki to
prosper.
Now, the not-so-good. The CSA2 FAQ content should really go in there,
but it probably isn't fair to its authors to just convert it into a
Wiki, and re-writing it isn't a realistic option. Hmmm.
Now that domain names and hosting are so cheap, there's no reason for
what could be *the source* of shared Apple II information not to have
its own, easily-remembered domain name. No offense to Gabriel, of
course, especially since he has done all this work and donated his
space for this. But consider this: I have my own domain
(http://www.warrenernst.com/), but I have new and memorable domains for
Ubuntu Linux stuff (ubuntuhowto.com), sites for my clients
(class-site.com), southern california cat adoptions
(breacatsinneed.com), and my personal reviews of local restaurants
(fullertonreviews.com). And they all point to the same shared web
space. For $7 a year per domain name. I'm not suggesting hosting this
or anything, but I *AM* suggesting that this wiki be located at a
genuinely useful domain name. I'll even pony up the dough for the first
year or two.
And finally, it seems ironic that what probably could be the best
construct to house Apple II information would be unbrowsable by a
genuine Apple II. I don't see an elegant way around that...