On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:07:39 -0800, Rick Olson wrote: > I just wonder how much of Wikipedia's usefulness is due to the > software, and how much is due to the community that keeps everything > tidy.
Oh,a huge part of it's the community, definitely. Like any large, general-purpose community, Wikipedia's grown its own set of Neighborhood Watch types... which is sometimes good, and sometimes bad! I just meant that sometimes it's better to grab something off the shelf where you know you're NOT the most demanding customer on the bleeding edge. Even if you CAN do better rolling your own, doesn't mean you will, or that it's the best use of your time.. my list of "programs I'm not buying/using because I know I can write something better" has topped off at about 50 these days.. > At any rate, I think mediawiki's worth a shot. Go for it. Oh, I will, Rick Olson. I will indeed. Er, I mean, anyone know where I can get a DB dump of the i2 wiki? -- Jay Levitt | Boston, MA | My character doesn't like it when they Faster: jay at jay dot fm | cry or shout or hit. http://www.jay.fm | - Kristoffer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
