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From: [] Jamie (no email)
Date: Wed Mar 07 2007 - 03:15:43 EST
Hi all,
After a few discussions with people in this usergroup and on the ybw
forum I've extended our website to include a boating wiki. For those not
in the know a wiki is a resource center that allows anyone to add and
edit pages on articles pertaining to anything boating, from marina info,
boat maintenance, anchorages and so on. The wiki ethos is that the
library is self-governing and as more people edit the pages, so the
information contained within them gets more and more refined. The
obvious example of a wiki that has worked well is Wikipedia.
I've created this boating wiki in response to yachties complaining that
there is no one central library of information for their queries and
problems they encounter when owning a boat. I'm aware of one other
boating wiki but I'd like to make this one as broad as possible. It's
early work in progress and I'm still open to formatting ideas but
essentially the content is entirely down to anyone visiting the wiki, so
I encourage any of your who have anything to contribute to add your own
pages. This could just be a simple cocktail recipe, tips on how to
anchor, your favourite anchorage, or details of a favourite sail maker
you use. You don't need to register or sign up, you can hit the deck
running and edit a page immediately.
The wiki will only work with visitors willing to contribute and share
ideas so I positively encourage any of you to check out the wiki and
have a go at adding your own pages. If you need help with editing and
formatting a page I'm more than happy to help but there are plenty of
how-to help files within the library. If you're not keen to try adding a
page yourself but still have an article you'd like to submit then email
it over to me and I'll add it myself. I can't do this in the long-term
but I'm prepared to do this in the short-term to get the wiki up and
running.
Even if you don't want to contribute anything I'd still appreciate any
feedback you may have on the project. You can see FTBWiki here:
http://www.followtheboat.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage
Fair winds to you all!
Jamie
[] www.followtheboat.com []
* tales from the high seas *
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