I agree - a central site that is easy to contribute to seems the best path.
On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:29 AM, T.J. Crowder <t...@crowdersoftware.com> wrote: > And my answer: I really like having something owned by the community, > but I don't see much point if there's no itch to scratch. People are > more likely to find content on the main site than in an unofficial > wiki somewhere. As long as contributing to the site is _easy_, well- > publicized, and not a long drawn-out process, I think we're all (core > team, community, new adopters of Prototype) better served migrating > the content to the main site and going that route. > > -- T.J. :-) > > On Apr 8, 2:23 pm, "T.J. Crowder" <t...@crowdersoftware.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > As many of you know, we've had an unofficial Prototype & > > script.aculo.us wiki for about 18 months: > http://proto-scripty.wikidot.com/ > > > > I have a question for the community, but first a preamble. > > > > Preamble: > > > > In the last year (more, actually), there's been precisely one edit by > > someone other than me. :-) (Doug Reeder added an on0 handler to the > > bulletproof ajax page.) I wrote the vast majority of the articles and > > have been very nearly the only person maintaining them, not that > > there's been a lot to do on that front. (Don't get the impression I > > mind; I don't.) This suggests to me that - > > > > 1. We don't need a wiki > > > > or > > > > 2. We do, but it's too hard to contribute to that one because you have > > to request access and wait for it to be granted > > > > As a side note: Tobie and the core team are working on moving the main > > Prototype website to GitHub (don't worry, the URL doesn't change) from > > the current CMS it's on (Mephisto), and Tobie says that it will be a > > lot easier for people to contribute official content to the website > > once that's done. > > > > Question: > > > > Do we need a wiki with user-generated content? Or should we just move > > all of the relevant content to the Prototype website and make sure the > > process for contributing to the website is well-publicized, easy, and > > efficient? > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > T.J. Crowder > > Independent Software Consultant > > tj / crowder software / comwww.crowdersoftware.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. > To post to this group, send email to > prototype-scriptacul...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<prototype-scriptaculous%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en. > > -- Shane McCarron halindr...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prototype & script.aculo.us" group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptacul...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en.
