bushcraftUK Wiki

[match]

Hi,

I was just wondering if it might be nice to get a bushcraft Wiki up and running? There are often people providing interesting information such as howto's, lists of links, and general discussion that might be handy to have in a user-editable 'encyclopedia'

An example of a Wiki here:

WikiPedia

Anyone?

 

[tomtom]

its an encylopedia thing yes? who inputs the infomation?

 

[boaty]

its an encylopedia thing yes? who inputs the infomation?

Everybody enters the information!! Even better, we can edit each others' information too!!! (Which might be important if someone adds incorrect information, like "Death cap mushrooms are good for you" [which, of course, they aren't].)

 

[Stuart]

I like that idea

but how would we set it up

 

[boaty]

I like that idea

but how would we set it up

I've never tried to do this, but it is said to be easy to install some wiki software like WikiMedia or pHpWiki and away you go

Of course, a host is needed - maybe one of the techy moderators could advise whether it was possible to host it on the same machine that hosts the forum

 

[tomtom]

thats what i tought.. it would need some kind of management/rules IMHO

 

[match]

I've set up a few Wikis before, and they're very easy to run - phpWiki being the obvious one, since I'm guessing the forums are already running on a php'ed webserver

Yes, rules are important, and one way to ensrue that the data stays relevant and accurate is to ensure that it is password protected, just like the forums. It is also very easy to run Wiki's with levels of management, so that edits have to be approved etc.

As with all these things though, a big set of T&C's are important for anyone posting to or reading information from them (it would in effect carry the same information as the forums in many cases). I would be a good way to prevent re-posts on the same issues, provide a nicely layered tree for all the links people post to extrenal sites etc).

I'm happy to give both help and practical assistance in setting up such a thing if people are interested in this idea. In particular, laying out a good framework in which members can post. After all - the information it will carry will only be as good as the members who post to/maintain it!

 

[tomtom]

sounds like a good idea to me!