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FYI, -- Raul On Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 12:16 PM 'robert therriault' via General <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 But all too often I hit pages that are seriously out-of-date.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. But having an > >>> active > >>>> coordinator is a big plus. > >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >>> > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >>> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
