ingo <ing### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> It may sound strange, but no organizational parameters and don't
> conform. Ok, one parameter, try to 'crosslink' as much as possible.

To me the amount of crosslink is what will make or break the
usefulness of the site. It won't matter what the garbage-to-content
ratio is as long as people take the time to link it all together well,
with explanations of what they're linking to.

> Let it evolve.

As it surely will, but even the most brief development of an idea
or common purpose will save a lot of wasted effort.

> Maybe 'your friend' shoud create a page "ThoughtsOnPOV-RayWiki" and link
> it from the frontpage or the dDiscussionGroups page.

Here, there, wherever.

> I.m.o a newsgroup is often too 'fast', with too many people talking. A
> wiki is nice and slow and the result of an idea or discussion can be
> seen on one page. A few years ago I set one up in our development
> department and it works great. Before that we tried mailing lists and e-
> mail, but somhowe we never came to a 'conclusive document'. Wiki's work.

I don't think anyone here is looking for a 'conclusive document,' just
a bit of vision. The newsgroup is a great place for everyone to get
ideas out interactively.

Obviously after the Wiki gets rolling the newsgroups will become
redundant, but I hate to see it abandoned as a useful discussion
for initial setup and ideas.

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