Re: Our own looping wiki?

[Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

The problem is insuring that all the info entered into whatever system
doesn't get orphaned after a few years.  There's a ton of information
in the LD archives, but if you start a new tool there's no way that's
going to be migrated en masse to the new system, and the incentive for
LD members to contribute to a new system is somewhat unclear.  Who's
going to host this new site?

TravisH

On 11/20/05, Bernhard Wagner LD <loopdelightml@nosuch.biz> wrote:
> 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
> >
>
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