Date   : Mon, 22 May 2006 17:05:11 +0100
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: The future of the Beeb Wiki

Ian Wolstenholme wrote:
> I think it would be a shame to lose it, what is on there so far is
> very good but I must admit I hadn't seen it before.

Personally I always find wikis rather hard to navigate and contribute to; we 
tried one for a while for discussing new museum plans and it was just too much 
effort compared to more traditional methods.


>  If it can be made
> to become a unified reference point for all things Beeb then I think
> it would be very worthwhile, particularly with the demise of 8BS.

Is 8bs officially dead then? Or merely resting? Last I heard some things were 
being rewritten I think but there were no plans to shelve it.

> I am sure people on the list could spare a few minutes to put in
> something related to their own area of expertise.

I think the problem is knowing where to start. Good searchable archives of 
this list would perhaps be a lot better as the contribution essentially 
happens automatically and users can find answers to their specific questions 
(I can't imagine anyone casually browsing either mailing list archives or a 
wiki! :)

cheers

Jules