[cdwg] Wiki Update

[Nathan Rutman]

On Nov 7, 2012, at 1:08 PM, John Carrier <carrier at cray.com> wrote:

> Chris,
> 
> When Shay first had the mediawiki set up, there were a couple problems I encountered.  Anyone could register on the wiki regardless of affiliation and anyone registered could add/remove content.
I don't mind if registration is vetted/approved, however...
>  We need to allow the wiki to be moderated before updates get posted.
...I disagree.  That requires effort on the part of the moderator, slows the pace of information addition, and generally discourages contribution.  That's in fact one of my chief complaints with the current FosWiki.

Don't these things keep history?  If someone destroys something, we should be able to restore it.

>  There were also issues with uploading files (ie they weren't enabled).
> 
> --jc
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdwg-bounces at lists.opensfs.org [mailto:cdwg-bounces at lists.opensfs.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Rutman
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 11:47 AM
> To: Christopher J. Morrone
> Cc: cdwg at lists.opensfs.org
> Subject: Re: [cdwg] Wiki Update
> 
> 
> On Nov 7, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Christopher J. Morrone <morrone2 at llnl.gov> wrote:
> 
>> I was able to get access to OpenSFS's dreamhost account.  I updated the Mediawiki instance at wiki.opensfs.org, and things seem to be working ok.
>> 
>> But DON'T USE IT YET.
> Oops :)
> 
>> 
>> It seems to me that the better place for the wiki is to root it at opensfs.org/wiki, and get rid of wiki.opensfs.org (I'd probably put a redirect in place).
> Not that I really care, but why is that better?
> 
>> 
>> So here's the situation: if we want something now, Mediawiki will work.  If we want Confluence, we're going to need a volunteer to champion that effort: get a license, get a server, do the setup, configuration, and general sysadmin work.  Perhaps change opensfs to a virtual private server and admin that (although now I am beginning to see that we can actually do quite a bit within the normal "shared hosting" account that we have on Dreamhost).
> Mediawiki seems fine for me.  Just started playing, text editor seems much more straightforward than FosWiki.
> 
>> 
>> What do people want?
>> 
>> Chris
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