want Wiki for Windsurfing hosted here

16th October 2008, 04:52 PM

How about hosting a media wiki on this site, lots of information here but not sorted out to well. Setting up a wiki isn't much work and you could most likely integrate the forums into it. Peter Harts forum is a nice idea but it actually is a prime candidate for a wiki. Tony think about it, try it out on one of your computers (XAMPP + mediawiki) and you should be able to get it up and runnign within minutes. I think everybody (after a short period of gettinf used to) will love it.

23rd October 2008, 04:35 AM

aw c'mon, EVEN tony can set ip up in a couple of minutes...

Phill104 · 24th October 2008, 04:58 AM

I tried it once and it turned out to be a crap idea. They may take seconds to set up but you then have to spend hours removing spam and other assorted garbage.

Tony · 24th October 2008, 03:50 PM

Thanks both Unregister but I've the same concern with Phill104.

Actually I've already set up a WikiMedia server for experimental on our Intranet server. It's very easy to setup, to add/modify/delete a page/image is also very easy.

Anyway I think to keep it free of spam and clean from the junk information wouldn't be simple. I've heard that WikiPedia has dedicated lots of man power and budget to keep their server clean.

Perhaps we'll setup one when we're more ready but not now.

16th October 2008, 04:52 PM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	want Wiki for Windsurfing hosted here How about hosting a media wiki on this site, lots of information here but not sorted out to well. Setting up a wiki isn't much work and you could most likely integrate the forums into it. Peter Harts forum is a nice idea but it actually is a prime candidate for a wiki. Tony think about it, try it out on one of your computers (XAMPP + mediawiki) and you should be able to get it up and runnign within minutes. I think everybody (after a short period of gettinf used to) will love it.

24th October 2008, 04:58 AM	#3
Phill104 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 295	I tried it once and it turned out to be a crap idea. They may take seconds to set up but you then have to spend hours removing spam and other assorted garbage. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. All the latest windsurfing news in one place.

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23rd October 2008, 04:35 AM	#2
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	aw c'mon, EVEN tony can set ip up in a couple of minutes...

24th October 2008, 03:50 PM	#4
Tony Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 67	Thanks both Unregister but I've the same concern with Phill104. Actually I've already set up a WikiMedia server for experimental on our Intranet server. It's very easy to setup, to add/modify/delete a page/image is also very easy. Anyway I think to keep it free of spam and clean from the junk information wouldn't be simple. I've heard that WikiPedia has dedicated lots of man power and budget to keep their server clean. Perhaps we'll setup one when we're more ready but not now.