Yes, it is a wiki. However, it currently doesn't have a way to manage different levels of permissions, and it may take a while to get that. I have requested a single directory that would be open access (similar to how the bibliographic pages are open for editing by anyone). We would probably, though, want to be able to create a page structure that is more useful than just a blank page, but I believe that also requires certain permissions.
If such a directory could be created, though, it would be a good place to start. I tried creating a new page, both under my account and under the main openlibrary.org directory, but they were blocked for editing and I don't have a way to make them public. (That I know of) kc On 3/13/13 10:02 AM, kltrg wrote: > Silly question: Isn't OL already one big wiki? Some pages are not specific > bibliographical pages and can be edited normally. They are not editable by > anyone but that's a matte of rights and groups of pages. > I think fragmentation is not a good thing. If we try to gather information in > a wiki, why elsewhere then on OL.org? > > kltrg > > Am 13.03.2013 17:05, schrieb Karen Coyle: >> My only criteria for where the wiki is hosted is that it be >> 1) not dependent on an individual >> 2) preferably associated with a known "open" community or a stable >> institution that promotes openness >> >> I like the idea of joining forces with others in the open bibliographic >> space. Unfortunately, so far I haven't found an appropriate place, but >> keep hoping that there is something I have overlooked. ;-) >> >> kc >> >> >> On 3/13/13 8:39 AM, John Rigdon wrote: >>> >>> I suggest we keep an "arm's distance" simply because we can do what we >>> want as a working "Friends of Open LIbrary.Org" (FOLIO) without having to >>> wait for approval, or guidelines. >>> >>> Several years ago the Friends of KIVA started up as a non-affiliated group >>> which was / is totally dedicated to support of KIVA, but we found early on >>> that we could do things ourselves within our group which supported the >>> mission of KIVA without having to get a sign off of all the folks there. >>> They have become and remain quite supportive of the user's group, but >>> don't feel the need to maintain oversite. >>> >>> As to where the WIKI is hosted if not on OL or IA, I don't think it >>> matters. I could set one up on one of my servers and even go ahead and >>> register a domain name within a matter of minutes if that is agreed the >>> direction we need to go. >>> >>> John Rigdon >>> >>> >>>> I realize that it's confusing because the software and the groups use >>>> the same name, but I'm referring to: >>>> >>>> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups >>>> >>>> We did discuss the possibility of hosting our own wiki somewhere, but 1) >>>> the Archive appears not to be interested and 2) we wanted someplace >>>> stable. OKFN doesn't have such a service available, so the offer of use >>>> of the mediawiki wiki group capability seems to be the best idea so far. >>>> Other ideas are of course welcome. >>>> >>>> kc >>>> >>>> On 3/13/13 8:21 AM, Tom Morris wrote: >>>>> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Karen Coyle <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ol-techies, >>>>> >>>>> During a discussion with the Open Bibliography sub-group of the Open >>>>> Knowledge Foundation, it was suggested that we could become a >>>>> mediawiki >>>>> group on http://mediawiki.org. This would give us full media-wiki >>>>> capabilities and has an added advantage that it could stimulate >>>>> other >>>>> bibliographic projects. I will hold a short call with a small group >>>>> to >>>>> brainstorm on getting started and the structure of the initial >>>>> pages. >>>>> But first I wanted to pass the idea along here and see if there are >>>>> any >>>>> strong reactions one way or the other. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As a point of clarification, MediaWiki is the name of the software (and >>>>> associated development project), so one doesn't really become a >>>>> MediaWiki group. All you'd need to do is install it (or find a hosted >>>>> version somewhere). >>>>> >>>>> I think there are a few different, related questions here: >>>>> >>>>> - Is it useful to have a generally editable wiki that's easier to manage >>>>> than editing pages on the current openlibrary.org >>>>> <http://openlibrary.org> (which only a few people have access to)? >>>>> >>>>> - Is MediaWiki (the software) the right software for that or would one >>>>> of these others be better: http://www.wikimatrix.org/ >>>>> >>>>> - Is it better to look for a hosted wiki service or install the chosen >>>>> software on OpenLibrary servers? >>>>> >>>>> - Does it make sense to have the wiki be affiliated with a group that >>>>> has similar goals such as Wikimedia Foundation? (Would make for easy >>>>> hosting & software selection, but has other implications) >>>>> >>>>> At least that's my take on it, but it was Karen's question! >>>>> >>>>> Tom >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Karen Coyle >>>> [email protected] http://kcoyle.net >>>> ph: 1-510-540-7596 >>>> m: 1-510-435-8234 >>>> skype: kcoylenet >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Ol-tech mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech >>>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > Ol-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > [email protected] > -- Karen Coyle [email protected] http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet _______________________________________________ Ol-tech mailing list [email protected] http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to [email protected]
