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--- In , Rob Ritchie <robaire at dot dot dot >
wrote:
>
> I saw this on the live-aboard confab. It seemed like something
> everyone would be in to.......
>
>
> 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
>
Excellent idea, Jamie.
Great job!!!!!!
