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Post subject: Should we do a Wiki?
 Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:08 AM
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I know in several communities they are the big, happening thing...
Should we do an official William Shatner Wiki? I would need several of you guys to help populate it and keep it running. It would be a perfect spot to keep all of Doc's stuff and TRexx's newsclippings, etc...
What are your thoughts? It's not very difficult to add content to the Wiki once it gets going and I know a lot of you are very talented writers.
Let me know and if you think it's a good idea - we'll make it happen.
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:23 AM
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Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a "wiki?"
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:24 AM
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| SMB wrote: | Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a "wiki?"
Sounds Hawaiian. |
You've heard of Wikipedia? |
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:34 AM
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A Wiki is a collaborative information database of information.
Wikipedia is a good example of it - it's user generated and allows for the sorting of huge amounts of information by many different variable and searches.
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:34 AM
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| Mirizor wrote: | | SMB wrote: | Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a "wiki?"
Sounds Hawaiian. |
You've heard of Wikipedia? |
OK, yes, I know what a wikipedia is, but I thought Bill already had one. |
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Let's do it as a memorial to Joyce Mason
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:38 AM
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| SMB wrote: | | Mirizor wrote: | | SMB wrote: | Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a "wiki?"
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You've heard of Wikipedia? |
OK, yes, I know what a wikipedia is, but I thought Bill already had one. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner |
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:41 AM
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| The Wikipedia is good for a biographical entry but I'm talking about a more extensive one with articles, news stories, just a collection of Bill knowledge and facts. |
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:42 AM
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| Paul wrote: | | The Wikipedia is good for a biographical entry but I'm talking about a more extensive one with articles, news stories, just a collection of Bill knowledge and facts. |
From the viewpoint of his fans I reckon. |
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 04:57 AM
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| Mirizor wrote: | | Paul wrote: | | The Wikipedia is good for a biographical entry but I'm talking about a more extensive one with articles, news stories, just a collection of Bill knowledge and facts. |
From the viewpoint of his fans I reckon. |
I have come to realize that I am probably the "absolute worst fan" in the universe.  |
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 05:01 AM
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| SMB wrote: | | Mirizor wrote: | | Paul wrote: | | The Wikipedia is good for a biographical entry but I'm talking about a more extensive one with articles, news stories, just a collection of Bill knowledge and facts. |
From the viewpoint of his fans I reckon. |
I have come to realize that I am probably the "absolute worst fan" in the universe. |
Here I thought I was. |
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Post subject: Re: Should we do a Wiki?
Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 06:09 AM
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| Paul wrote: | | Let me know and if you think it's a good idea - we'll make it happen. |
Would there be any downside to tinkering with an inhouse wiki to see if it develops a pulse? In the spirit of, "Build it, and they shall come."
We've already got this web server, and several wiki engines are available free for the download (including MediaWiki, the software used by Wikipedia).
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 05:31 PM
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What a bunch of nerds! It takes one to know one. It seems like a good idea to me. We could contribute a whole lot of trivia as well as being watchdogs for false information. The venerable Encyclopedia Britannica looks upon Wikipedia as a threat but that's their problem. I am in favor of the project and will be happy to help.
Thanks for letting us in on this, Paul. |
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Post subject: Re: Should we do a Wiki?
Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 07:00 PM
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| TRexx wrote: | | Paul wrote: | | Let me know and if you think it's a good idea - we'll make it happen. |
Would there be any downside to tinkering with an inhouse wiki to see if it develops a pulse? In the spirit of, "Build it, and they shall come."
We've already got this web server, and several wiki engines are available free for the download (including MediaWiki, the software used by Wikipedia).
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I was thinking it would be housed here on this server, not anywhere else. |
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Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 07:15 PM
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I think it would be a good idea. Would it be organized by alphabetical order of themes? For instance all plays William Shatner has played in would be found under section T for theatre (or theater) etc....
How about the name: wikibill, maybe? |
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Post subject: Re: Should we do a Wiki?
Posted: Jun 29, 2008 - 08:39 PM
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| Paul wrote: | | I was thinking it would be housed here on this server, not anywhere else. |
Right. You said, "Should we". Me said, "We've already got this web server." 
I'd like to see a wiki that somehow melds with this BBS, rather than be perceived as an entirely separate or remote entity.
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