What about a wiki?
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Topic: What about a wiki?
Posted By: Turillazzo
Subject: What about a wiki?
Date Posted: December 05 2011 at 15:04
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Everytime I search on this website, it becomes clear that I can't get all the information I want: in example, i can't know all the albums in whom Mike Oldfield or Allan Holdsworth play. Also the navigation is a bit difficult because there aren't many hyperlinks that would make it easier. When I noticed this, I suddenly thought "Well, there must be a wiki somewhere" but it wasn't. Currently there are two prog rock wikis, but their admins have probably forgot them and they both have less than 10 articles. Indeed a wiki can't go on without any admin; and we can't costantly use wikipedia because it can't be filled with mostly unknown bands. So I think it would be a good idea to create a wiki; i have some experience with Wikipedia, so I shouldn't have much problem with going to wikia and start it; I already have the big picture in mind, I just need someone to help me with templates and a lot of people to fill the wiki with information. Is somebody interested? (sorry about my poor english ^^") Admins, feel free to move this to "Get the word out" |
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 05 2011 at 16:05
I don't think Admin need your permission.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: December 05 2011 at 16:12
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What information would be on a wiki page? ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 05 2011 at 16:13
 The website structure & software aren't thought for a wiki structure, and I doubt they can now be altered to accomodate one. Also, we don't have enough collabs to do all the new work that a wiki would imply (mainly to verify the input) and I doubt we'll ever have... Hyperlinking is disabled on album pages as a precaution - we give anyone access to this facility, without even the need to fill in a captcha, and if hyperlinking was available we'd get a lot of spam. However we have collabs who are dedicated to inserting hyperlinks for relevant information in the band bios. While I don't think this will happen, it is nevertheless an interesting idea, thanks. |
Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: December 05 2011 at 16:15
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Maybe i wasn't clear enough.. What information would be on this wiki that isnt mentioned on a band's bio or the album's actual wikipedia page? ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Turillazzo
Date Posted: December 06 2011 at 07:05
This made my day To answer harmonium.ro, the idea wasn't to change the site into a wiki, but just to create another website on Wikia, that may likely be supported by most of the forum. Horizons, the problem is that you won't find bands like Mirthkon or South of no North on Wikipedia, while you may need that. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 06 2011 at 11:39
| ^ I see. Why not put the information on Wikipedia, then? |
Posted By: Turillazzo
Date Posted: December 06 2011 at 13:54
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^ You just can't if it can't be considered important enough for Wikipedia. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 06 2011 at 14:53
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As soon as Wiki gives us our due respect. By the way, Google Brian S. Lindsey. Surely I am somebody. Oh crap, I am now LinkedIn. It's me, I guess I have to be more responsible in my commentary.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 06 2011 at 15:44
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Wikipedia itself is much more demanding with the information they deem sufficiently notable, while you can put anything that is not illegal on a Wikia. Anyway, it seems you http://progrock.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page" rel="nofollow - already made this a couple months ago ...I support it but I won't really be putting in any effort to contribute. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Turillazzo
Date Posted: December 07 2011 at 06:03
| No, that wiki isn't mine. I thought about helping it at first but the admin is not looking after it, so it's difficult to grow a lot. |