This is kind of what I had in mind for the Cyclopedia, but it's turning into a
user documentation site instead ( and very slowly at that.)

It's a tall order, and a lot of work. It can be hard getting permission from
people, and to be honest I never asked the admins myself, but I only quoted one
or two messages from the news group anyway.

I ran into trouble deciding how to format things, and I also found it difficult
to edit the content so it would fit into a unified whole. Indexing the thing is
also a bit of a challenge, I never managed to collect enough material to worry
about it, but that was my own failing.

Good luck with your venture, but you've created a really big project. I know,
because I've tried

Josh

Doug Eichenberg wrote:

> I'm considering the possibility of creating a POV-Ray help site and I want
> to get some feedback.  Basically, what I have in mind is a website with the
> following:
>
> 1. All the text from the newsgroups.
> 2. All the tutorial text that's floating around on the net.
> 3. All the example code floating around on the net.
> 4. A search function that accesses all of the above.
> 5. Any good ideas that other people have.
>
> I've already talked to an ISP about hosting it, and I'd be willing to do
> the work myself if enough people are interested.  Please let me know what
> you think of the idea.  I'm certainly not going to waste my time if no one
> is interested, so BE HONEST!  If you do like the idea, let me know what
> you'd like to see on such a site.
>
> Please don't hesitate to give me your opinions and suggestions, either here
> or by e-mail.  My e-mail address is:   dou### [at] nlsnet
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> -Doug

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