Posted by Stewart Gordon on 11/09/53 11:48

David Segall wrote:
> Stewart Gordon <smjg_1998@yahoo.com> wrote:
<snip>
>> AllMyFAQs is not:
>> * a replacement for newsgroups
>>
>> Yet you seem to think that any new wiki would have to be a replacement
>> for newsgroups and nothing more.
>
> I did not intend to argue that. I feared that the extremely useful
> posters in this group might be distracted into writing yet another web
> site devoted to web authoring.

In AMF's heyday, was this 'group really quiet? Not AFAICR.

> As a consequence they might not be
> available to answer my questions :) or they might not produce a web
> page of their own that illuminates a tiny corner of the subject area
> that would otherwise remain in the dark.

How is the latter a consequence of having a wiki? Do you feel that
private ownership of such a page is necessary for it to work? Why?

>> Take a look at
>>
>> http://webtips.dan.info/
>>
>> Only a small handful of the pages deal with answering the kinds of
>> questions that people might ask in a web authoring newsgroup. And it
>> also goes into depth beyond that of the average HTML tutorial.
>
> Exactly. Almost all the information needed about web authoring is
> already available. Google does an adequate job of making the
> information accessible so there is no need for another web site on the
> subject.
<snip>

You appear to be arguing on both sides on the fence. One one side
you're claiming this, and on the other you seem to think that
individuals should just continue to create their own websites about web
authoring.

Indeed, IMO a wiki could _reduce_ the number of new web authoring
websites people create.

Case in point: If the wiki idea goes ahead, then I may well migrate the
web authoring section of my Unofficial FAQs site into it.

Stewart.

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