Nick Arnett wrote: > > Seriously, though, the wiki gives everybody lotsa power... > I'm not familiar enough with Media Wiki to see (a) what > administrators might do via the web interface and > (b) exactly how to create 'em. It's a php associative > array, the docs tell me. > > I'm happy to keep the discussion here for now, to get it going. > > Any other experience wiki-ers here? > The whole point of evil wiki admins is to punish and coerce. Unfortunately, it's a necessary job.
But I suggest to keep it simple. There are _many_ wikis in the Web, another SF (Fantasy too?) wiki would die of starvation. I think a Brin wiki would be the best - but probably you should ask Him about what stuff could go there. And the evil wiki admins would have to keep a keen eye on copyright violations - wiki users have a nasty tendency to copy-and-paste without regard for the legitimacy of the material. Also, it should be acurately determined how deep we could go. For example, should we have a detailed description of every event and character? It could spur interest in buying books, but it could also feed unscrupulous Hollywood scriptwriters to steal and distort Brin's ideas into new awful movies. How much fanfic should be admitted? Logical inferences based on the books are ok? Natural extrapolations are ok? Or should we stick to canonical (and deutero-canonical, like Kevin Costner's movie) material? Alberto Monteiro _______________________________________________ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
