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Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-07T08:23:51Z

On Dec 6, 11:17 pm, Tony Gravagno
[snips]
So, two votes for mediawiki? :-)
One other thing worth considering is a better format for code
sharing. The wiki format is kind of awkward. Something like google
code, sourceforge, or some other code snippet management tools
perhaps?
[link] for example...

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-07T07:17:30Z

Rex wrote:
Rex, all points valid but at the core the software is constrained.
There is only so much that can be done to simulate the look of other
sites, nothing that can be done to reproduce the functionality found
elsewhere.
I see Ian has updated the PickWiki homepage with a reference to this
discussion, as well as a NewWikiIdeas page with a link to MediaWiki.

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-07T07:09:25Z

[snip]
[snip useful suggestions, about improving the formatting]
An interesting discussion. I have to say thanks to Rex and Tony for
their efforts at sharing their expertise in posts on PickWiki and
speaking up for it here.
Visual appeal is obviously not priority #1 on the site. It's not
important to me, but I can see how a more modern UI would help make

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-06T22:24:54Z

Wow. I was wondering when someone -- anyone -- would comment on
PickWiki itself.
A few years ago, I was looking for a Pick programming resource where I
could post my own articles. Nothing fancy, just some personal notes
that might be of interest to others in the community.
I found the PickSource website. A good looking site, looked like it

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-06T17:05:53Z

On Dec 5, 9:40 pm, Tony Gravagno
There does not appear to be a choice.
If appearance allows for better navigation, searching, and
understanding, then yes.
No. You are confusing form over function. PickWiki has little of
either.
Says the .Net developer. :-) ... And while it is a different topic,

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-06T16:50:56Z

<snip>
There is one problem with letting someone "OWN" a Google group.
The "OWNER" of the open-source QM development group on
GOOGLE decided they did not like what someone was posting,
(it was a fairly innocuous banter exchange as I remember), so the
"OWNER" of the Google group dis enrolled the offending members.

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-06T03:32:56Z

On Dec 5, 8:40 pm, Tony Gravagno
Ah, but part of the charm of a news group is that "no one" seems to
own it. With a google group, someone would have to set it up and "own"
it, but that could be widely distributed among a group too. If someone
here had the s/w on their machine or maintained the software, as is

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-06T02:40:23Z

You're absolutely right. I was thinking about older wiki's based on
the same design and completely neglected to think about more current
offerings.
So we're agreed that better=current software would be a major
improvement, but at the moment we are limited to what's there.
Given the limitations, is it more reasonable to wait for better

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-06T02:40:23Z

dawn wrote:
My single vote counts as much as anyone else's here, but I personally
wouldn't want to put this into Google's hands. Google has done a
crappy job of providing a forum interface, email services, and others.
Their forum search has been broken for a year, and while they made a
major announcement about fixing it a couple months ago, I haven't

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-06T02:40:23Z

See an example at the bottom of the Community page:
[link]
There ya go, there's a new standard that I just made up. That page
will now show up whenever people are looking for a job, contractors,
etc. The idea of the specific wording is that people should be able

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-05T23:44:56Z

On Dec 4, 2:16 pm, Tony Gravagno
Why not just put it on google groups and get the wiki and discussion
list, all searchable, etc, with wysiwyg editing, etc? Way back when
Mike started the MultiVallue google group IIRC. It didn't take off,
but we could work with it. I think I'm a moderator. I'm not sure if

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-05T09:21:00Z

On Dec 4, 12:16 pm, Tony Gravagno
As long as these "standards" don't actually affect the content portion
of the pages.
Will Johnson

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-05T00:49:14Z

On Dec 4, 3:16 pm, Tony Gravagno
Yes, you could. Look around. Easy to use wysiwyg editors are now
popular in several wiki packages.
Yes.
TL;DR.

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-04T20:16:54Z

Well, markup is in the fabric of wiki, and we're not going to get
around that with a different wiki package. Again, I'm in agreement
with both sides, and Professional <> Fancy, but a better balance is
desirable compared to what's there now.
Kevin, I'm getting two things from you here:
1) Searchability

Re: To find and post info, code, or help-wanted ads, try PickWiki

2009-12-04T18:08:20Z

A "fancy" page is not the point, IMO. I'm a big fan of white papers
because I want information. However, even a white paper can have good
or poor presentation quality.
PickWiki might be a good resource, but digging through it will only be
a last resort for me. And if using some type of wiki markup is