Wow : This is like Christmas in February ! Thanks to George for getting the ball rolling , and for Matthias's awesome site . This is wayyyy tooo cooool !
Please Matthias , don't limit our article's size . I'll do- nate some cash to help secure a few Gigs of space . I'm on 5 gigs and it's less than $100 USD per year . I say , put the whole RS manual up on the wiki , if it's not illegal to do so that is (is it?) . One last point . I don't agree with allowing any hacker with a chip on his shoulder to be able to enter the wiki and hack away . Editing should be a restricted priviledge . studio www.niagara.com/~studio www.studiodynamics.net > Maybe a combination from all of this is a good starting point > for our wiki. > > The online manual is more or less a copy of the delivered > manual, with no chance to alter it by users if they found a > mistake or something else. > > With the wiki we have a chance to alter articles, post workarounds, > setting up tutorials while explaining a RS-Tool really > in depth and much more. > > But now it's up to the RS-interested people to make a good pool > for all of us to share information in a unique layout, with search function > and easy access for sharing hints and tips. > > The reason why I prefer build in wiki articles and not > only links to other sites is the search function of the wiki. > > It should be from all for all, if somebody has a good link: > write an article with a link. > > If somebody comes to the conclusion the linked sites content > should be in the wiki, he can do this (please with info > from where it comes, if not written by himself) > > If somebody likes to share his knowlegde, he's welcome > to write an article. > > Use the wiki as wiki as you like. > > Matthias > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Aidan O Driscoll > To: user-list@light.realsoft3d.com > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 3:22 PM > Subject: Re: Realsoft 3D WIKI > > > Hi George and all, > > "I also think fully formed tutorials (like Garry's great new one on lighting) > belong at realsoft.info. The wiki could contain a > summary and the link. My intention was never to duplicate resources. The user > manual is already online, so there is no need to > include more than a link (the whole Blender manual appears to be in the > wiki)." > > My two cents - I think the WIKI should evolve with all information to do with > RS. See how it develops and as content builds have > discussion about the structure which will be more informed as we can see what > sort of content is appearing. I wouldnt discourage > people at an early stage - within reason I think any contribution is good and > will build peoples confidence in how to use this great > resource. Yes, their will be cross over and duplication, their has to be. But > as the WIKI evolves organically this will all sort > itself out. > > With our WIKI God - Matthias - Looking over us shur we will be OK :) > > At the top of the WIKI I added a note to KISS - Keep it simple Stupid. I hope > ye got the sentiment. I could see tutes on VSL, > Scripting etc getting a little heavy on the techy side, it would be nice if > people could think outside themselves a bit before > committing info and don't assume things when they write. If possible, come > from a point of no assumption, that the reader is > starting from scratch. This way the WIKI will be a resource FOR ALL. > > In this note I also said "Dummies Guides and in plain english please." I > used the word English here - I apologise to people of > other languages and did not mean it in this way. BUT, if someone wants to > change the sentence to be more inclusive I hope they do. > This was the best way I could think. > > Finally - > > > A BIG HUGE THANKS TO MATTHIAS FOR THIS RESOURCE AND FOR BEING PRO ACTIVE > ABOUT IT. AT THE IRC WE WERE RECENTLY PASSING AROUND A > MAGIC FLASK THAT GIVES THE USER AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF THERE DRINK OF CHOICE. > I PERTAINED FROM THE LITTLE FOLK - PESKY LEPRECHAUNS. > ITS YOUR TURN NOW MATTHIAS - WHAT DO YOU WANT TO FILL IT WITH? AN ENDLESS > SUPPLY OF ______ :-D > > > Cheers > Aidan > > > > At 11:29 04/02/2006, you wrote: > > Well 24 hours is a long time in cyberspace. We have a fully functional wiki > and promises of content (and contentment). > > I'll drop tiddlywiki (the mailing list of users is overloading my inbox > anyway) except for my personal notes and transfer what I've > written to the new place. > > I think it was Timo who said yesterday that we should use it to build > tutorials in a "conversational" way. I agree. Which means if > you have an idea but not much time, start a topic and make some notes. I > have no objection to languages other than English. I > think if you have found out something great and you only have time to write 3 > lines in Swahili, it's best to do so and come back to > it later. Or wait for some kind soul to translate it. Also if you get an > answer to a question on this list or in the 3ddart forum, > you could quickly copy it to the wiki and clean it up later. > > I also think fully formed tutorials (like Garry's great new one on lighting) > belong at realsoft.info. The wiki could contain a > summary and the link. My intention was never to duplicate resources. The > user manual is already online, so there is no need to > include more than a link (the whole Blender manual appears to be in the wiki). > > Lunch > Geo > > > > Aidan O Driscoll wrote: > > > Hi Guys, > > Nothing like spying on the competition to get ideas :-D > > Have a look at the Blender WIKI over here - > > http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.php/Main_Page > > Cheers > Aidan > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.1/250 - Release Date: 03.02.2006 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.15.1/250 - Release Date: 2/3/2006 > >
