Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-30 Thread Mark Newton
David Lawley wrote: You wrote You have to download stuff you don't want on a forum too. By the time your web browser has finished downloading all the graphics .and formatting gunk it needs to render whatever aesthetic the forum webmaster has chosen, each screen could (and probably is) a

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-30 Thread Brian Wade
Dam - my delete button just broke. Thanks a lotMark and David! --Brian Wade ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-30 Thread Bob Flood
And I thought I could learn about my sport from this list! Instead I keep receiving mails about computer geek information I dont understand and in which I am not interested. For me, a computer and email is a tool that I use to achieve other objectives. Surely the discussion on the

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-30 Thread Allan Armistead
to Soaring in Australia.'Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? And I thought I could learn about my sport from this list! Instead I keep receiving mails about computer geek information I dont understand and in which I am not interest

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-30 Thread John Giddy
I think discussion about whether this email list transforms itself into a Forum is of interest to the group as a whole. I, for one, much prefer an email list, as new items come in whenever I log into my email, and I don't have to fire up my web browser just to find out what has been occurring.

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-30 Thread Terry Neumann
Allan Armistead wrote: Maybe the computerised merits or otherwise of the Wiki thing should be discussed on the Wiki site??? Nah - they probably talk about gliding all the time ;-) tn ___ Aus-soaring mailing list

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-30 Thread David Lawley
] On Behalf Of Penedo Sent: Monday, 30 January 2006 5:02 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? On 1/30/06, David Lawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all due respect, What a crock of shit Mark, The Reg

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread David Lawley
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allan Armistead Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 4:03 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? Yep - with all due respect to No 1 Son

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread John Giddy
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? Yep - with all due respect to No 1 Son, computer people always seem to write explanations that are best understood by people who are computer literate. If in doubt try reading

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread Mark Newton
David Lawley wrote: To put it in very simple terms a wiki is an online encyclopedia where you (The user)and any other users can add or edit pages at will. This has caused many problems on the main wikpedia site due to slanderous/libellous entries and edits. ... problems which, it must be

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread RF Developments Pty Ltd
03, 1980 11:31 PM To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? Hi all To put it in very simple terms a wiki is an online encyclopedia where you (The user)and any other users can add or edit pages

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread Mark Newton
RF Developments Pty Ltd wrote: I agree, this editable system could cause problems, already a post I did last week in the manufacturers section on our company and FLARM has been deleted! Nothing is ever truly deleted in a Wiki, Nigel. Every change can be unrolled. If you think something bad

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread David Lawley
in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? David Lawley wrote: To put it in very simple terms a wiki is an online encyclopedia where you (The user)and any other users can add or edit pages at will. This has caused many problems on the main wikpedia

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread Mark Newton
David Lawley wrote: If you're going to receive email whenever someone makes a contribution anyway, isn't it better to receive the text of their contribution in the email message instead of a forum URL? No you still have to download stuff you don't want, and such mails only come if you ask

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread Scott Penrose
Hey Guys I just wanted to say - that no matter how much we talk about it - some people like Email, other like Forums. I personally hate forums, all the disadvantages and none of the advantages of mail - but I do understand that other people like Forums better - and it is true that we

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread David Lawley
Pennington PS -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Newton Sent: Monday, 30 January 2006 12:48 PM To: David Lawley Cc: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-29 Thread Penedo
On 1/30/06, David Lawley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With all due respect, What a crock of shit Mark, The Reg was the first ... It still looks like crap!!! .. Please people - let's calm down - whatever is your opinion: 1. Nobody forces anybody to use his prefered method. 2. There is nothing to

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-24 Thread Jason Armistead
in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? Geoff LOL ! Let me give you a quick summary (as best as a dumb electrical and software engineer can manage !) of some of the jargon I used. Wiki - supposedly the Hawaiian word for quick. Wikis are user

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-24 Thread Peter Stephenson
interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? Well yes I thought this concern would come up. For a long time I've never been a fan of mailing lists, and have been looking for an alternative or supplement. Forums run the advantage that everything is grouped by topic, as well as subject, and all comments

Wiki security was Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-24 Thread Peter Stephenson
] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? I think wikis are a great idea. I've gone ahead and registered the name www.ausgliding.com and in a day or two once I have it set up will have a gliding wiki there that can be contributed to by all. Feel free to put up wiring diagrams, tost sizes

Re: Wiki security was Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-24 Thread Gus Stewart
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? I think wikis are a great idea. I've gone ahead and registered the name www.ausgliding.com and in a day or two once I have it set up will have a gliding wiki

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Ulrich Stauss
club) bar one of these days, Ulrich -Original Message- From: Jason Armistead [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2006 18:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Gus Stewart
I think wikis are a great idea. I've gone ahead and registered the name www.ausgliding.com and in a day or two once I have it set up will have a gliding wiki there that can be contributed to by all. Feel free to put up wiring diagrams, tost sizes, thermalling tips, pilot profiles, whatever you

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Jason and Jemima Armistead
Gus Already had a quick look at your new site. One thing that Mediawiki DOESN'T come with is the help, since it's built into the Wiki database itself. You can get a dump from Mediawiki's project Meta i.e. meta.wikimedia.org - and do a search for dumps and import this into your site. It is

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Geoff Kidd
Armistead To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? GusAlready had a quick look at your new site.One thing that Mediawiki DOESN'T come with is the help

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Jason and Jemima Armistead
, 2006 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? Gus Already had a quick look at your new site. One thing that Mediawiki DOESN'T come with is the help, since it's built into the Wiki database itself. You can get a dump from Mediawiki's project Meta i.e

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Texler, Michael
I thought you found a wiki on a small candle... ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Derek Ruddock
PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason and Jemima Armistead Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 2:12 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? Geoff LOL ! Let me give you

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Allan Armistead
in Australia. Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ? What you probably should explain Jason is what a Wiki actually is, why we should want to set one up, and, assuming one was set up, what to do with it. I don't think 'user editable web site' quite captures

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-23 Thread Mark Newton
Allan Armistead wrote: That said, it is useful having a very computer literate person in the family. Hi Dad, what's wrong with the computer now...? normally leads to a better result than I've ever achieved from a help desk. Speaking as the computer literate person in my family, I've often

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-22 Thread Jason Armistead
Ulrich While Wikipedia already has some topics relating to gliding, I think we would do better with our own soaring-only wiki, and then get some interwiki links to it from Wikipedia. Maybe we invite the HGFA members to join in with submissions ? I'm sure there's a lot of things we could

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-22 Thread Scott Penrose
On 22/01/2006, at 19:05, Jason Armistead wrote: But a lot of information, as it relates to Australian soaring, where to get equipment, etc, (the kind of stuff that gets asked from time to time here on Aus-Soaring) is really not what Wikipedia is all about. There are no rules for what a

RE: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-21 Thread Ulrich Stauss
There is quite a bit there already: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segelflug And probably others. Ulrich Stauss ___ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription

[Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-20 Thread Jason Armistead
All After being a list member for several years, it occurred to me that perhaps it's time we created a Wiki, along the lines of Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org) where all of us can contribute to the greater knowledge of gliding, instruments, etc. We could also host historical competition

Re: [Aus-soaring] Anyone interested in creating a gliding Wiki ?

2006-01-20 Thread Scott Penrose
I think it is a great idea ! I have already started to put one up for our club (using infact, mediawiki). I could easily run one for the larger community as well. Scott On 21/01/2006, at 14:44, Jason Armistead wrote: All After being a list member for several years, it occurred to me that