Yes, that it a good idea. Once again I will bring it up to Herman (I think we might have to go in house on that one).
Thks, brian_z --- In [email protected], Dennis Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TJ and Brian, > > Sorry to butt into the middle of this interesting thread, but I was > wondering if a further compromise could be added? Perhaps, a UKB > author could grant editing privileges to other specific registered > authors who are trusted and talented. That would allow material to > be expanded on or corrected and also give the possibility of Team or > Joint projects between author collaborators. > > Dennis > > On Feb 10, 2008, at 6:57 PM, brian_z111 wrote: > > > No I didn't know that. > > > > That's why I leave all of the hard work to you ;-) > > > > > > brian_z > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> > > wrote: > >> > >> Brian, > >> > >> As you know well, I am all for openess, and in a perfect world I > > would > >> say "edit whatever you wish (also other people material) anytime > > and anywhere". > >> > >> But unfortunatelly we are not living in a perfect world and > > allowing editing by anyone > >> would destroy the quality of UKB. > >> Wikipedia, as you know has FULL-TIME editors/admins > >> who don't do anything but watch for the changes and revert cases of > > vandalism, > >> the have dozens of programs that watch pages etc > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit > >> > >> You would be surprised how much work I have with moderation of > > comments > >> (literally hundreds of spammers every day attempting to UKB spam > > via comments) > >> > >> If editing was open to everyone without any control the UKB would > > be flooded > >> with spam/porn links/advertising within seconds. > >> > >> So current scheme of one-time simple registration and editing posts > > by author only is actually good balance > >> between maximum openess and maintenance costs. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Tomasz Janeczko > >> amibroker.com > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 12:09 AM > >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Slide show of stock charts > >> > >> > >>> Als0 - the reason I have supported Tomasz and AmiBroker is > > because he > >>> is talented, creative and hardworking (haveing a go) and likewise > > to > >>> a lot of the people he has attracted around him (who are there > > for > >>> the same reason as me). > >>> > >>> I hope that isn't too schmaltzy for you all. > >>> > >>> F.T.R > >>> > >>> I think what is most likely to slow me down at the UKB (and bring > > me > >>> to a halt) is that I am starting to build up a volume of work and > >>> eventually it has to be maintained - links break, stuff gets out > > of > >>> date - people report the errors (as they should). > >>> > >>> The task of maintaining what I have writen is going to become a > >>> burden. > >>> > >>> FTR - I personally didn't want the structure we have. > >>> > >>> I wanted "open authorship" so that other AB users could edit my > > work > >>> (correct mistakes, add updates, add extensions, rewrite it if it > >>> wasn't clear etc). That way the site would have remained self > >>> managing and always have dynamic content. > >>> > >>> I was also interested in participating in joint development where > > I > >>> might put up one of my half-finished projects that needs code > > input > >>> and the codesters could continue it to where ever (sometimes I do > >>> come up with one or two good ideas that people would like). > >>> > >>> Brian_z > >>> > >>> > >>> --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hello, > >>>> > >>>> I respectfully disagree. "Distributed content" is just nice name > >>> for a mess. > >>>> > >>>> Imagine that wikipedia authors posted only links to their own > > sites > >>>> instead of publishing directly on wikipedia site. The value of > >>> wikipedia > >>>> is because it contains actual content in ONE place instead of > > just > >>> links. > >>>> > >>>> Therefore it is stronly encouraged to post actual CONTENT, not > > the > >>> links > >>>> to your own site. Excessive linking to your own site may be > >>> considered as > >>>> free advertising and this list is not a place to get free > >>> advertising. > >>>> > >>>> Best regards, > >>>> Tomasz Janeczko > >>>> amibroker.com > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> From: "progster01" <progster@> > >>>> To: <[email protected]> > >>>> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 4:46 PM > >>>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Slide show of stock charts > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> --- In [email protected], "brian_z111" <brian_z111@> > >>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> if a lot of people had their own pages (commercial or not) > >>>>>> it would add up to an awesome reference manual even though we > > do > >>>>>> lose 'search from one desk'. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Anyway the time has come to add a page for our Amifriends > > links. > >>>>> > >>>>> I agree with the above. Thanks, Brian, for your continuing > >>>>> positively-oriented comments and efforts. > >>>>> > >>>>> I'm a believer in distributed content, and I think the most > >>> effective > >>>>> "learning webs" going forward are going to be those which > >>> recognize > >>>>> the advantages and reality of author choice in "point of > >>> publishing". > >>>>> > >>>>> The URL is the great tie that binds! :^) > >>>>> > >>>>> Regardless of the origin of the initial impulse to write, when > > I > >>> post > >>>>> something substantive which I think may have reference value, I > >>>>> generally choose to make the best presentation I can, using > > the > >>> best > >>>>> (and most well-known) tools available to me, and then to > > publish > >>> it > >>>>> once in one place, with links elsewhere as seems helpful and > >>> appropriate. > >>>>> > >>>>> For anyone who wants to read in more detail about why I > > publish > >>> the > >>>>> way I do, I've written some about it in a post > > entitled 'Content > >>> Here, > >>>>> Links Elsewhere - Reasons Part 1', which can be found here: > >>>>> > >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3a8s6k > >>>>> > >>>>> Otherwise, onwards! I don't propose to discuss this further > > here > >>> on > >>>>> the AB Yahoo list, because I think it is tangential to the > >>> questions, > >>>>> answers, and AB-related discussions that takes place here. > >>>>> > >>>>> I value everyone's contributions to these AB discussions, in > >>> whatever > >>>>> format works for them, wherever published and however linked > > to. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks to you all! > >>>>> > >>>>> P.S. I'd also suggest if ever it seems like a link I've > > provided > >>> is > >>>>> down that a) it's probably just a temporary issue, and b) email > >>>>> directly to me about it would make less clutter for this > > list. > >>> Cheers! > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Please note that this group is for discussion between users > > only. > >>>>> > >>>>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly > > to > >>>>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > >>>>> > >>>>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check > > DEVLOG: > >>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > >>>>> > >>>>> For other support material please check also: > >>>>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > >>>>> > >>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > >>> > >>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > >>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > >>> > >>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > >>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > >>> > >>> For other support material please check also: > >>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > >>> > >>> Yahoo! Groups Links > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > For other support material please check also: > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
