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Re: Our own looping wiki?



A wiki is a community tool, and much like this mailing list, would only 
be "orphaned" if every member of the community decided to abandon it.

There certainly is no financial incentive for anyone involved.  What 
incentive usually motivates people to contribute to an online resource?

Per my original note, I was offering to host it.

However, based on the responses so far, I've just decided to create my 
own wikipedia account and I'm looking at what kind of looping 
information I might contribute there.  So - as they say - nevermind :)

Doug

Travis Hartnett wrote:

>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?
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>TravisH
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>On 11/20/05, Bernhard Wagner LD <loopdelightml@nosuch.biz> wrote:
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>>Hi Doug
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>>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
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>>>-----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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