[wp-docs] Intro

[Michael B]

Not being wiki savvy, I'm basically thinking out loud.  There's been much
discussion about having some Mod types that oversee the structure.  Wouldn't
it be possible to simply have new pages only saved as drafts, and then upon
approval, have them moved to the appropriate section as deemed by the
mod/admin team?  Editing existing pages wouldn't be effected.

And what are the possibilities of having a totally new structure built in an
offsite /sandbox type environment, culling current info and reorganizing?
Once that is done, migrate to the root of the codex install.  That would
allow for some logical organization, without completely confusing those
who've muddled their way through the codex and have a general idea of where
pertinent info is.

Let me say thanks in advance to those who are looking to take this on, and
by all means, feel free to use me as a liason to the forums community.  I
think a much more effective marriage could be found than in the past.

Michael


On 12/5/06, Jerry Peek <jpeek at jpeek.com> wrote:
>
> An overall Table of Contents that lists all of the content would be a
> big help.  That would let people know "where they are" and to be fairly
> sure that they've seen all of the material on a particular topic.  (I
> wrote earlier that the links pointing to pages of other links confuse
> me.)  If it's possible to have chapter and section numbers (which would
> change as new material is added, of course), that might help more.
>
> Since Codex is maintained by its readers, though, I wonder if the
> more-ordered book-like structure could eventually break down as people
> put new content wherever they think it should go.  If they don't have a
> good understanding of the whole structure, they might not put content in
> the best place.  (I don't have much experience with group-edited
> documentation, though.  Maybe this isn't a problem.)
>
> Jerry
>
> On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:00:04 -0500, Mark Styles wrote:
> > I like the idea of starting with a book metaphor and expanding from
> > that. Defining a small set of "chapters" and an even smaller set of
> > "appendices" and assigning all content to one chapter or appendix.
> > Hyperlinking within the content will still let people jump around
> > wherever they want but there would be an underlying start to finish
> > organisation. Moving some of the more esoteric stuff to the appendices
> > might also make navigation of the core stuff clearer and easier.
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