RE: Our own looping wiki?

["Bernhard Wagner LD" <loopdelightml@nosuch.biz>]

Hi Doug

I tried to start something similar where anyone could volunteer to collate
information posted to LD, e.g. about a specific piece of hardware (see the
headphones example:
http://www.xmlizer.biz/cgi-bin/LoopersDelightReviews/kwiki.cgi?HeadPhones).
The idea would be to add a navigational help and structure to the very rich
but "flat" and hard to search LD mailing list archive. I have also started
cookbooks for EDP and Repeater using the same technology. The OS wish list
for the repeater kind of worked. Several people added their wishes.

See http://loopersdelight.com/LDarchive/200411/msg00060.html
and
http://www.xmlizer.biz/cgi-bin/LoopersDelightReviews/kwiki.cgi
http://www.xmlizer.biz/cgi-bin/edp/kwiki.cgi
http://www.xmlizer.biz/cgi-bin/repeater-users/kwiki.cgi

Bernhard
http://nosuch.biz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Cox [mailto:dougcox@pdq.net]
> Sent: Sonntag, 20. November 2005 19:37
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Our own looping wiki?
> 
> LD members,
> 
> I've been considering the prospect of hosting a wiki that would focus on
> looping.  The purpose would be to build an extensive, interrelated
> resource (ie, a wiki!) regarding all aspects of looping.  Techniques,
> concepts, history, trends, gear, artists, etc, etc, etc, and on and on.
> Although the concept of "looping" is becoming more and more popular, I
> continually encounter people who are confused by it on even the most
> basic levels.  A resource like this could help them, at a minimum.  With
> all of the broad experience and expertise that this list possesses, I
> suspect each of us could begin an ongoing journey of learning and
> discovery.  In the process, we might just build something approaching
> and authoritative web resource on looping.
> 
> I recognize that there is some information at wikipedia, but as I've
> browsed it I've also recognized that there is *so* much more information
> that still remains scattered across the web, in mailing list archives,
> emails, and even our own brains.  Of course, we could all commit to
> contributing to wikipedia... but I'm not sure that's the easiest or best
> way to get the job done.  Thus, I'm writing this post to the list....
> 
> Any interest?  Any concerns?
> 
> If you're not familiar with the wiki concept, try this link:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki   The basic idea is a collaborative
> web resource, with easy ways to related information through internal
> links.  Wasn't that what they said the web was going to be, anyway? :)
> 
> I welcome discussion on or off list.  Once I measure the reaction and
> potential of the idea, I'll summarize what I know back to the list.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Doug
>