Cross posting back over to the general forum where the discussion can and should continue.
Chris, When I go to the statistics page I see 9,895 pages including redirects and 7,018 uploaded files. Perhaps, our first task on the wiki is to try and figure out the difference in results! :-) Regardless, we have our work cut out for us as we proceed with this 'renovation' Cheers, bob > On Nov 11, 2021, at 05:34, chris burke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wiki statistics are at https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Special:Statistics > > This gives the page count as 2,877 (Pages - Uploaded files). > > This would include archived pages and redirects, so perhaps around 2,500 > active pages. > > On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 3:32 PM Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is good news. J Wiki is a peerless garden. I look in vain for anything >> to match it in other computer languages. Other vendors' wikis are pale >> shadows – even in the realm of APL. (Can somebody tell us just how many J >> wiki pages there are?) >> >> J wiki is my first stop when I come across an emergent topic, or ask the >> question: is there a J-er who knows something about that? >> But all too often I hit pages that are seriously out-of-date. Example: just >> search on "Oleg" or "j602" and you reap a harvest of pure gold – but >> antique gold. Last updated 2009 say, and nothing written since then. >> >> Now I have a contact point when I hit such a page. Weeding the J garden is >> going to be a Herculean labor. But if I ruled the world I'd have picked Bob >> for the task myself :-D >> >> >> On Wed, 10 Nov 2021 at 20:29, 'robert therriault' via Programming < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> First, thank you to Eric, Chris and Henry for asking me to take on this >>> role. Over the last few weeks, I have seen discussions about the state of >>> the wiki naturally emerge on the forums and so the time seems ripe to >>> approach this challenge in a coordinated fashion. This is not a task >> that I >>> can take on alone and I have to acknowledge the amazing contributions >> that >>> have already been made to the wiki by Chris Burke in migrating the >> original >>> documents to a wiki format, Ian Clark and Henry Rich and the many others >>> who have contributed to Nuvoc, and to Roger Hui for the excellent >>> contributions he made through the years in the essays section. These are >>> just a few of the people who have kept the wiki going over the years, but >>> just as important are the people who stepped up and clarified that one >>> detail about a little used adverb or included some details about the way >>> that they were using J. If you have contributed to the wiki in the past >>> thank you and if you have not, there will be lots of opportunities going >>> forward. >>> >>> The current state of the wiki feels to me like a mansion that is need of >>> maintenance. It still has a wonderful location, a classic look and some >>> amazing facilities, but there are also rooms that have not been updated >>> (some of which are rarely visited and may need to be removed to provide >>> access to other areas). In addition, while we are cleaning things up, we >>> may be able to build a few new wings to make it more attractive to >>> visitors. If you really wanted to get excited about it, you could say >> that >>> we have inherited a theme park that will not only educate but will also >>> engage newcomers and could become a destination resort for those who are >>> interested in j. >>> >>> We are at a time when interest in the array languages is growing and so >> an >>> updated wiki will be a real benefit to the whole community. If you are >>> interested in being part of this process let me know, either through the >>> general forum ([email protected]) or emailing me directly at >>> [email protected]. My plan over the next week is to gauge the >>> interest and start to organize the approach we will take. If you are >>> interested in being a part of that vision then please get in touch with >> me. >>> Wiki's are not a one person adventure. If planning the project is not for >>> you right now, get involved when you can. There will also be >> opportunities >>> down the road for curators who may be interested in a specific area of >> the >>> J wiki and, as always, contributions from the community are encouraged. >> We >>> will be providing weekly updates here on the programming forum to keep >>> everyone up to date. >>> >>> Stay tuned as we move forward together and please share any thoughts that >>> you have either by direct email to me or through the general forum for >> that >>> is the place where the wiki will be discussed. >>> >>> Cheers, bob >>> >>>> On Nov 10, 2021, at 11:38, Eric Iverson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Bob Therriault has stepped up and volunteered to be the J Wiki >>> Coordinator. >>>> >>>> There is a lot that can be done to make the wiki more effective for >> both >>>> seasoned and new J programmers. More importantly it could be better at >>>> catching and keeping the interest of those who drop by for a peek. >>>> >>>> Bob has already made his mark on J with videos, Jig, stackoverflow, >> Array >>>> Cast podcast, and forum presence. Fantastic that there is more to come! >>>> >>>> This is a community effort, so we all need to chip in. 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