Ben Fritz wrote: > For a while now, we've been resisting having a wiki page for > every plugin out there, as such information could easly become > overwhelming or get out of date. We want searches on the wiki > to show mostly tips about how to use Vim, how to write > scripts, etc. We didn't want it to become a place to search > for plugins. > > Perhaps it would be possible, if we create a new namespace for > the plugin pages (I think this is possible). Searches would by > default not include these pages, but a user could specify that > they *wanted* to search the plugin namespace if desired.
Yes, we could request a namespace specifically for discussion of vim.org scripts. However, while the problem with vim.org/scripts is real, I do not want a bunch of extra pages dumped on the wiki because such pages: - overwhelm people looking for basic information - become obsolete as once-enthusiastic authors move on - have to be maintained by me and Ben Fritz If we could start again, vim.org/scripts might be managed differently, but I think there is too much history now for any realistic collaboration between the scripts site and a wiki because we cannot force people to update the information on two different sites. If it were possible to put the plugins into a reasonably small number of categories, then it would be reasonable to have one wiki page per category of script. For example, one wiki page would list all non-obsolete plugins relating to searching, with brief notes on status and usage, and a link to the vim.org/scripts page for installation and usage notes. I made a page on the wiki to hold various scripts that had previously been described in separate tips. I think the format is useful to allow readers to quickly scan for interesting scripts: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Vim_scripts There was a suggestion that a wiki page would allow users to write meaningful comments with useful feedback. Unfortunately, I think useful comments would be very rare because people are overwhelmed with choice on the Internet, and Vim is now just another tool, and the hard-core Vim users are just using Vim, having got over the initial wave of evangelism that creates an interactive fan base. John -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
