Is there an interest in a Land Rover Wiki...???

[Hebe]

Hi,

A forum is of course great. And this is the best one yet for Australia and maybe even the world.

However, a forum has a few short comings:


Useful information gets lost in long threads where the subject may change or gets sidetracked.
No clear overview of topics and some useful information can be hidden in several threads.
Stickys help, but still lack some of the clearcut information people are looking for.


The answer to have clear "How To", "Reference" and "Historical Data" easily and clearly available is maybe starting a Land Rover Wiki. I heard this idea and sentiment from some others (off and online). However, I do not have as much time as a year ago and would first would like to know if

A) there are enough interested people wanting a Land Rover Wiki
and
B) if there is someone out there who wants to help maintaining this?

If the answer is yes I can host a Wiki on one of my websites... such as landroverseries.org (http://www.landroverseries.org)

Looking forward to some feedback...

Kris

[drifter]

*shrugs*

I just use the search function when I need to see if it has already been answered.

[incisor]

i can soon turn the wiki side of the software on..

tried it when it first came out but it died of disinterest :eek:

[slug_burner]

Perhaps my ability to perform searches is not up with the best but I have had difficulty finding threads I recall seeing little less stuff that is before my time or I did not participate in. I would therefore support the development of a web based site allowing navigation to the articles of interst via hot links. If that is a wiki then go for it.

If this forum has the facility that you speak of Hebe I would advocate for the wiki to be hosted here as this is where the knowledge is going to come from.

Although I don't have buckets of time, if I did I would have restored my first series one by now. I would be willing to give some time to develope and maintain such a resource. Although computer literate I would not label myself as a computer guru.

[Scallops]

I've personally always found the info I need right here online. That - and great people who actually come around here and help, as was your experience too, Kris.

[Narangga]

i can soon turn the wiki side of the software on..

tried it when it first came out but it died of disinterest :eek:

Wonder if that is because a Wiki and a Land Rover have one thing in common - they leak. :p

[Scallops]

Wonder if that is because a Wiki and a Land Rover have one thing in common - they leak. :p

:lol2:

[Hebe]

i can soon turn the wiki side of the software on..

tried it when it first came out but it died of disinterest :eek:

Hi,

Indeed most reactions so far do not sound that interested. If you can/consider putting a Wiki engine on Aulro that would be great of course. Maybe do a Poll on all users and see if there is interest?

And indeed I experience again and again the great help others give through the forum and meeting up.

However, some of you do seem to get tired answering the same questions over and over again. I suspect that some get tired this way and start to ignore some topics and requests for info. A good Wiki could keep the data concentrated and relief the forum of repeats. Thus giving more opportunity for more interaction and discussing things normally not found on a Wiki. Which later could be cleaned up and added.

But then again.... we can also reason that the less questions on the forum the less interaction.....

I am OK with how it is. But I do see some benefits in a Wiki and heard the suggestion thrice in the last week alone. But this would only work if there would be sufficient interest and participation.

Kris

[pop058]

OK, I can't hold out any longer.

WTF is a WIKI :confused:

[slug_burner]

wiki as in wikipedia. a web page that can be added to by editors that have a contribution to make on a topic

or

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[dreamin']

I'd give it a try - what do we have to do?

[chazza]

Sounds like a good idea to me; however; when something that is published is wrong, who corrects it and what is to say that the correction is correct?

I can think of three occasions when I have found absurd errors on Wikepedia and several times noted errors by learned colleagues on various forums I visit.

I am at the point now where I treat most of what I read on the net with a grain of salt until the need for salt is proved to be superfluous,

Cheers Charlie