> I was about to respond by agreeing with Dori and saying, "Let's play with > one!" but I think John has a point. If the wiki replaces some of the e-mail > threads, then it will fragment the list. Some people will comment on things > via the wiki, and some will do it via e-mail. Most people may never know > what's going on in the other format unless they make it a point to seek out > what's been happening (I can't say that I have the time to be that ambitious). > > Can or should the e-mail based list be replaced with a wiki rather than > having a wiki in addition to the list? Would there be any advantages or > disadvantages to it?
The advantages I see are historical and reference. For example, there are many great posts to lists that could or should be referenced. However, the lists may be private, and the links won't let folks in unless they join. Or the lists are public, but the context surrounding the post is harder to find (or you have to read multiple posts to get the 'whole' story). > What happens if more than one person is trying to add to a wiki page at the > same time? Is it like when two people have the same file open--either the > last one to save wins and wipes out what the other person did or the last one > to save can't save because the file changed since it was opened? Again, it depends on the wiki software. The MSHelpWiki uses TikiWiki, and as soon as one person opens a page, anyone else who tries to open the page receives a message. > I'm not that familiar with wikis, blogs, and the like, so please forgive me > if my questions and ideas seem naïve. Not a problem...lots of folks have questions :-) Char James-Tanny ~ JTF Associates, Inc. ~ http://www.helpstuff.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Please send follow-up questions to the list. Contact me directly (CharJT at helpstuff dot com) with business inquiries. ---------------------------------------------------------- 2006-2007 Microsoft Help MVP Co-author of "Managing Virtual Teams" (http://www.wordware.com/wiki) AuthorIT Certified Consultant, Development, and Training STC Secretary, 2006-2008 Web site Hosting and Design ~ http://www.jtfhosting.com _______________________________________________ Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com -- your 3D documentation community. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a blank message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the TCP site at http://www.techcommpros.com To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
