I agree with all the above :) I know the management read these boards, and I'm sure they'd be open to some constructive suggestions. Perhaps we could design a new front page offline and submit it for comments?
I have to be awway from a pc for the next couple of days (work :( ). I'll catch up with posts at the end of the week . . Malcolm > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ceejay > Sent: 02 August 2005 09:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: SlimServer Audiophiles for > Dummies > > > > mwphoto Wrote: > > Hi, > > > > A few weeks ago when I got my SB2 I started this Wiki Page which seems > > to be > > a good starting point for "SlimServer Audiophiles for Dummies" > > > > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?HowtoBestAudioQuality > > > > > > I like the idea of a "Dummy's guide to the Squeezebox" - although why > it should just be aimed at audiophiles I'm not sure. Do we think that > audiophiles are more likely to be dummies? ;) > > In the spirit of open source, Wiki seems like the right technology to > use - I'd be prepared to contribute myself (since I can't write Perl > its the least I can do!). > > However the current Wiki pages are very hard to use. For example, > finding Mwphoto's guide is quite tricky as you have to know to start at > the Squeezebox2. It feels as if there is quite a bit of info in there, > but so inaccessible it might as well not be. I've been through a lot > of the beginner's problems over the last few months myself, and can > honestly say that although I did once or twice look hopefully in the > wiki, I quickly gave up and got answers elsewhere (mostly this forum). > > I think the Wiki might prosper a little more if we could put a little > effort into deciding how the thing should be structured, making it > easier for people to see how they can contribute. > > For example, the front page - the one page the community can't change - > is very basic and forbidding. You have to know which of several links to > go for and aren't given any clues as to what's behind them. > > Just one comment on Mwphoto's writeup ... please don't take this as a > complaint, because I can see you've put a lot of effort into this ... > but I think it would be better broken into separate pieces, rather than > trying to cover the whole SB world in one document. And I can see that > you've directed this deliberately at the Audiophile - but have covered > a lot of stuff which is just as relevant to the average user who > doesn't consider him/herself in that category. > > So, any views from anyone? Is the Wiki the right place to go? If so > what needs to be done to it to encourage participation? > > > Ceejay. > > > -- > ceejay > _______________________________________________ > audiophiles mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 28/07/2005 > > _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
