Re: Apple II wiki

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"Warren Ernst" <wernst@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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> 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.

Correct, but the FAQ doesn't have a lot of program-specific information nor 
does it have much information on the myriad of cards available for the II. I 
think instructions/guides for programs would be useful as a well as a 
definitive place to look for information on cards before posting an "anyone 
recognize this" to csa2.

-Greg

>
> 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...
>
> Just my thoughts...
>
> -Warr
>