--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, David McNab <rebirth@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm starting to feel that the Homebrew_PCBs group is in desperate
need
> of a wiki.
I have offered my site:
http://www.massmind.org on a few occasions. It is not fancy or
polished (code help appreciated), but it has wiki features. It used
html rather than that wiki code stuff, but anyone who has a hope of
etching a PCB can understand <B>HTML</B> vice ∗WIKI∗ and <I>HTML</I>
vice /WIKI/. It isn't rocket science. The site also supports blog
features allowing most new information, links, questions, etc... to
be posted as a comment to the bottom of the page via a VERY easy
little form and the page editor(s) can then edit that in with the
WYSIWYG or HTML editor online.
I do not allow the direct upload of pictures (bad experience with
unknowningly hosting porn, keeping wiki/blog spam out is hard enough
in text) but anyone can email or ftp a photo to me and I will
quickly review and post it.
> Write access would be restricted to group members.
> Read access would either be open, or restricted to group members,
> according to the group management's decision.
massmind only allows one page editor per page, but there is no
reason why that editor account could not be shared with a few
different people. If needed, I can enable trusted editors to
be "site editors" which gives them the ability to edit any page.
> To me, a wiki is the best way of getting maximum info organisation
for
> the least effort.
I certainly agree.
> What do people think?
> Also, given that YahooGroups doesn't seem to offer wiki, what
would be
> the best hosting and management arrangements?
I've already documented several pages of data from this and other
groups on the site. That is a head start that other sites will not
have.
http://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcbs.htmhttp://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcbetch.htmhttp://techref.massmind.org/techref/tonertransfer.htmhttp://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcb/etch/directinkjetresist.htmAnd the site has many thousands of pages on related EE subjects.
Why start over?
> Cheers
> David
>