I was thinking that the wiki would make an excellent place for FAQ, as it is extensible and revisable as we progress. The other reason I think the wiki might be a good idea, is it is almost perfectly suited for that exchange of information and training that a community of practice is supposed to have: somebody writes a first draft and that gets corrected as people learn more. Since wikis can have links, it also solves the problem of duplication of effort: look up XSLT or TEI in the digital medievalist wiki, and, after a brief explanation, you get directed to the specialist site and/or list.
As you can see, I'm quite keen on it. -dan
Martin Holmes wrote:
Hi there,
At 08:55 AM 29/06/2004, you wrote:
in any case, it seems like a good topic to discuss. it might be a good public service for this list to put together a FAQ, as well. i know that's very 80s/90s usenet, but also at least worth thinking about, especially as more and more links to resources are posted to the list.
The FAQ might be done using a WIKI, which would help anyone unfamiliar with the process to get some experience with WIKIs before starting the main WIKI project.
Cheers, Martin
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