This is what is already happening with Herman and Al co-authoring many UKB posts.
Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:29 AM Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Slide show of stock charts > 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> 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 >> >> >> > > > > 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 > > >
