--- Stuart Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the sam-users list is fine, so I don't see > the need for forums > of any kind -- I don't think there would be enough > traffic for that to > work, anyway... Also, I think the ftp site is fine > as it is, although > I'm wondering if there are any mirrors of NVG. (If > not, it might be a > good idea.)
I've got a forum - but there will also be a link to the mailing list... has anyone got the address of the archive at all? > > As soon as i've finished typing this, i'll be > installing it and having > > a play... (well - after i've had my microwave > meal!) then its just a > > matter of finishing off the rest of the site (the > back-end is done... > > except for a slight issue on some php code which > i'm ripping my fading > > hair with - but this should be sorted soon... if > not, i have some > > alternative code to use.) and then filling with > content. > > > > Just a bit tired at the moemnt as i've only been > in from work about an > > hour - and it's been a fun packed day again :) > > Thanks ever so much! I know you're generally quite > busy... but I think > we'll all appreciate the time and effort that you're > putting into this. It's running slower that I would have liked, as currently I'm running a support site single handedly, trying to update 3 sites (including the Swedish one I mentioned before :)) and have a few other things to deal with :( > BTW, my one (and only) concern regarding the idea of > procedes for games > going to charity was the matter of trust. In a > world where touts make > money out of aid concerts, I hope you can understand > my paranoia, even > though it is totally unfounded. (I hope I haven't > caused any offense.) The titles I hoped to do where titles that Malcolm had gained the rights to. in the case of uncertainty with Duncan and family - I thought this would be a method where there approval could be made, and no person would gain except a good cause. It would be a fitting tribute to Mack as well - as he did his damndest for the SAM. > > Backups... well i've got measures in place for > this > > Can you rely on those measures? My worst fear is > that the wiki should > randomly disappear one day. Unfortunately, this > sort of thing does seem > to happen from time to time -- segfault.org was lost > with all stories, > when the disk of the machine that was hosting it was > wiped! I may allow certain "editors" (people with approval access) permission to backup the data - but as you can appreciate, I also have to consider data protection act and all.... > > One way I am going to prevent the issue that > occured in previous > > attempts of a community site, of things being > limited to one person, > > is to open moderation and control to whoever is > willing to donate any > > time - and to be honest, that doesnt have to be a > lot of time. Backup > > of data is just one area where help is > appreciated... :) > > > Late last year I was given a wiki to take over, > when the previous > > owner was unable to look after it... due to it > using quite an old > > engine... (very very old) - it was impossible to > lock content etc. > > This engine has much more control than that... > only trusted people > > will be able to change content... so it will > reduce the chance of > > anything buggering up (if you pardon the language) > > Fine with me! However, I think we should be as > liberal as we can be > with regards to who we trust. Probably a few people will be able to edit content... very few people will have access to delete... > For small Wikis, this seems to be the right > approach. Of course, for > locked content, there must be some way to request > changes. I have no > idea how that would work. Request link which will appear on Wiki pages which will send through a request for change... just a thought
