Quick note:  It's obviously possible to have both wiki and a tutorial
content types, however I think this might complicate things from a user
perspective (should my tutorial be a blog post? should it go in the wiki?
etc).


On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick follow-up.  We now have 7 votes registered on the poll (
> http://linux.or.ug/polls/2011/09/which-better).  The vote is split about
> 50/50 so far between author-only/wiki-style content types.  It would be
> great to get more feedback, so if you have a few seconds please click on the
> link, cast your vote, and explain why you chose the option you did (comment
> on the poll).
>
> One interesting scenario to think about is how to best handle content like
> the Uganda APN settings (
> http://linux.or.ug/blogs/dbwente/2011/01/ugandas-teleco-apn-settings).
> This page is currently a blog post but could easily qualify as a tutorial.
> While I tend to think that an only-authors-can-edit tutorial system is
> probably best, I'm not sure how to handle content like this which, in my
> view, would work best as a wiki page.
>
> Regards,
> Kyle Spencer
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:24 AM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Simon and I are busy renovating the LUG website (there's an asbestos joke
>> in there somewhere but I can't find it) and are trying to figure out the
>> best way to handle tutorial content.
>>
>> So, which is better, and why:
>>
>> 1. Tutorials that are only editable by the author (e.g. blog posts with
>> user comments)
>> 2. Tutorials that are editable by all (e.g. a wiki with some kind of
>> moderation)
>>
>> Cast your vote (or post an alternative idea) here:
>> http://linux.or.ug/polls/2011/09/which-better
>>
>> If you don't have a site account (required to vote), don't be lazy; create
>> one.
>>
>>
>
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