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Talk:How to choose a wiki

2008-05-27T04:47:25Z

Never Rust:

The paragraph <blockquote>"Some people believe that the non-Linden Wikis should be abandoned, and that new contributions should not be added to the other wikis. They claim to be uncertain about the copyright status of contributions there. They also believe that only the wiki on wiki.secondlife.com is of clear copyright status, and that all contributions should be made there, as the other wikis are deprecated and likely technically illegal to host. Others disagree."</blockquote>
seems very passive-aggressive and biased towards this wiki. I do not see how a disagreement between unnamed people should be used to influence selection of a wiki. Unless the copyright worries can be better expressed, I think this should be removed and replaced by a link to a notice on copyright issues and arguments. If anyone strongly disagrees, put it back and let's discuss here. -- [[User:Never Rust|Never Rust]]

Why does this page exist? It doesn't appear that any pages link to it. -- [[User:Rob Linden|Rob Linden]] 14:23, 4 March 2007 (PST)

Someone deleted it. I put it back. -- [[User:Lee Ponzu|Lee Ponzu]]

== Consolidating LSL knowledge ==

I know this has been perhaps beat to death already, but I would like some guidance on using the Wikis and the Forums. There is good information in all four places, and no single place is good enough. Personally, I think this *official* wiki has been made too complicated for mortals to contribute. I don't intend to learn all the templates and such so that I can add useful information.

I add information to the other Wikis all the time. It's easy.

I like Mediawiki, so this one and the one at RPG are best for me, but the one at RPG claims to only be a mirror or the one at LSLWiki.net, which uses some other wikki engine and seems old and creaky.

Can someone clarify this all for me, without resorting to name calling and authoritarianism 8-) 8-)

How to choose a wiki

2008-05-27T04:45:17Z

Never Rust:

== How to choose a wiki ==

Unfortunately, there are more than one. This one, https://wiki.secondlife.com, is officially supported by Linden Lab. However, it is still incomplete.

There is another Wiki that is independent of Linden lab at lslwiki.net[http://lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=HomePage]. It contains excellent information, but the website has suffered reliability issues in the past. In the [[LSL Portal#Developer Resources|Developer Resources]] list, there are three others, all of which are mirrors of lslwiki.net.

For those who are concerned with copyright issues please read the Terms of Service[https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Project:Terms_of_Service]. Certainly, no copyrighted material should be posted to any Wiki. If any is found, '''notify the copyright holder''' immediately.

How to choose a wiki

2008-05-27T04:44:33Z

Never Rust:

== How to choose a wiki ==

Unfortunately, there are more than one. This one, https://wiki.secondlife.com, is officially supported by Linden Lab. However, it is still incomplete.

There is another Wiki that is independent of Linden lab at lslwiki.net[http://lslwiki.net/lslwiki/wakka.php?wakka=HomePage]. It contains excellent information, but the website has suffered reliability issues in the past. In the [[LSL Portal#Developer Resources|Developer Resources]] list, there are three others, all of which are mirrors of lslwiki.net.

For those who are concerned with [[copyright issues|https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Project:Terms_of_Service]] please read the Terms of Service. Certainly, no copyrighted material should be posted to any Wiki. If any is found, '''notify the copyright holder''' immediately.

User:Never Rust

2008-05-27T04:39:56Z

Never Rust: New page: He likes to script... so much so that he's often clueless about other aspects of SL.

He likes to script... so much so that he's often clueless about other aspects of SL.

Talk:How to choose a wiki

2008-05-27T04:38:55Z

Never Rust:

The paragraph <blockquote>"Some people believe that the non-Linden Wikis should be abandoned, and that new contributions should not be added to the other wikis. They claim to be uncertain about the copyright status of contributions there. They also believe that only the wiki on wiki.secondlife.com is of clear copyright status, and that all contributions should be made there, as the other wikis are deprecated and likely technically illegal to host. Others disagree."</blockquote>
seems very passive-aggressive and biased towards this wiki. I do not see how a disagreement between unnamed people should be used to influence selection in a wiki. I think it should be removed, and replaced by a link to a notice on copyright issues and arguements. If anyone strongly disagrees, put it back and let's discuss here. -- [[User:Never Rust|Never Rust]]

Why does this page exist? It doesn't appear that any pages link to it. -- [[User:Rob Linden|Rob Linden]] 14:23, 4 March 2007 (PST)

Someone deleted it. I put it back. -- [[User:Lee Ponzu|Lee Ponzu]]

== Consolidating LSL knowledge ==

I know this has been perhaps beat to death already, but I would like some guidance on using the Wikis and the Forums. There is good information in all four places, and no single place is good enough. Personally, I think this *official* wiki has been made too complicated for mortals to contribute. I don't intend to learn all the templates and such so that I can add useful information.

I add information to the other Wikis all the time. It's easy.

I like Mediawiki, so this one and the one at RPG are best for me, but the one at RPG claims to only be a mirror or the one at LSLWiki.net, which uses some other wikki engine and seems old and creaky.

Can someone clarify this all for me, without resorting to name calling and authoritarianism 8-) 8-)

Talk:How to choose a wiki

2008-05-27T04:37:51Z

Never Rust:

The paragraph <blockquote>"Some people believe that the non-Linden Wikis should be abandoned, and that new contributions should not be added to the other wikis. They claim to be uncertain about the copyright status of contributions there. They also believe that only the wiki on wiki.secondlife.com is of clear copyright status, and that all contributions should be made there, as the other wikis are deprecated and likely technically illegal to host. Others disagree."</blockquote>
seems very passive-aggressive and biased towards this wiki. I do not see how a disagreement between unnamed people should be used to influence selection in a wiki. I think it should be removed, and replaced by a link to a notice on copyright issues and arguements. -- [[User:Never Rust|Never Rust]]

Why does this page exist? It doesn't appear that any pages link to it. -- [[User:Rob Linden|Rob Linden]] 14:23, 4 March 2007 (PST)

Someone deleted it. I put it back. -- [[User:Lee Ponzu|Lee Ponzu]]

== Consolidating LSL knowledge ==

I know this has been perhaps beat to death already, but I would like some guidance on using the Wikis and the Forums. There is good information in all four places, and no single place is good enough. Personally, I think this *official* wiki has been made too complicated for mortals to contribute. I don't intend to learn all the templates and such so that I can add useful information.

I add information to the other Wikis all the time. It's easy.

I like Mediawiki, so this one and the one at RPG are best for me, but the one at RPG claims to only be a mirror or the one at LSLWiki.net, which uses some other wikki engine and seems old and creaky.

Can someone clarify this all for me, without resorting to name calling and authoritarianism 8-) 8-)

Talk:How to choose a wiki

2008-05-27T04:37:22Z

Never Rust:

The paragraph <blockquote>"Some people believe that the non-Linden Wikis should be abandoned, and that new contributions should not be added to the other wikis. They claim to be uncertain about the copyright status of contributions there. They also believe that only the wiki on wiki.secondlife.com is of clear copyright status, and that all contributions should be made there, as the other wikis are deprecated and likely technically illegal to host. Others disagree."</blockquote>
seems very passive-aggressive and biased towards this wiki. I do not see how a disagreement between unnamed people should be used to influence selection in a wiki. I think it should be removed, and replaced by a link to a notice on copyright issues and arguements.

Why does this page exist? It doesn't appear that any pages link to it. -- [[User:Rob Linden|Rob Linden]] 14:23, 4 March 2007 (PST)

Someone deleted it. I put it back. -- [[User:Lee Ponzu|Lee Ponzu]]

== Consolidating LSL knowledge ==

I know this has been perhaps beat to death already, but I would like some guidance on using the Wikis and the Forums. There is good information in all four places, and no single place is good enough. Personally, I think this *official* wiki has been made too complicated for mortals to contribute. I don't intend to learn all the templates and such so that I can add useful information.

I add information to the other Wikis all the time. It's easy.

I like Mediawiki, so this one and the one at RPG are best for me, but the one at RPG claims to only be a mirror or the one at LSLWiki.net, which uses some other wikki engine and seems old and creaky.

Can someone clarify this all for me, without resorting to name calling and authoritarianism 8-) 8-)