Would it be too much to ask that the person sending the summary email
would also put that (or equivalent information) in the wiki?
Esko
Quoting Kay Diederichs <[log in to unmask]>:
> Andreas Förster schrieb:
> > Hey Kay,
> >
> > I'm not even sure I see a problem with reposting. All ccp4 posts are
> > archived, and the archive is public. So, by posting to the list,
> you're
> > already implicitly consenting to having your comment made public. How
>
> > is this different from being included in the wiki?
>
> I'm not sure everyone would agree to what you say.
>
> I like explicit consent better than implicit consent.
>
> >
> > That said, I think copying emails to the wiki is not a good idea.
> > Rather, conversations should be edited, distilled to the central points
>
> > and posted. That's much more work but more beneficial also. Kind of
> > like the summary email some people send out.
>
> completely agree. A good wiki article is different from a good posting
> on CCP4BB. But a good posting can be a good basis for a good wiki
> article - that's what I'm aiming at.
>
> best,
>
> Kay
>
> >
> >
> > Andreas
> >
> >
> > Kay Diederichs wrote:
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> one week ago the CCP4 community wiki at
> >> http://strucbio.biologie.uni-konstanz.de/ccp4wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>
> >> was announced. I had to learn the meaning of the word "slashdotted" on
>
> >> that occasion (thanks Paul!).
> >>
> >> In the meantime there have been a total of 3,037 page views, and 250
> >> page edits since CCP4 wiki was setup. That comes to 3.29 average edits
>
> >> per page, and 12.15 views per edit. A good start I'd say!
> >>
> >> I've been thinking about ways how to help registered users
> >> (registration results in the right to compose and edit articles, and
> >> is free!) to be able to store information posted on CCP4BB into the
> >> wiki. (The best would be of course that all people who post
> >> information also insert it into the wiki, but that may be asking too
> >> much)
> >>
> >> To this end, I can think of two ways:
> >> a) people who agree that all their postings be copied into or
> >> otherwise used for the wiki from now on: please send me email stating
>
> >> this fact. I shall then put your names and email addresses on a
> >> 'protected' page of the wiki, so that any registered users can see
> >> that fact and use the contents of your postings in articles.
> >> b) people who agree that a specific posting they make be copied or
> >> otherwise used for the wiki: could you please indicate at the bottom
> >> of your posting, or in your signature, that you agree to this?
> >>
> >> Comments or better ideas?
> >>
> >> best,
> >>
> >> Kay
>
>
> --
> Kay Diederichs http://strucbio.biologie.uni-konstanz.de
> email: [log in to unmask] Tel +49 7531 88 4049 Fax 3183
> Fachbereich Biologie, Universität Konstanz, Box M647, D-78457 Konstanz
>
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