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BadMouth:
<- Tax accountant, unfortuneatly. It destroys the fiber of my being.  :'(

I need some kind of drug habit if I'm going to continue.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 12, 2012, 11:55:43 am ---I hate to be negative, but I think the wiki is pretty much garbage a lot of it is out of date and its very disorganized, and the search function on this site is frustrating.  I think it would help a lot if we got our asses in gear and cleaned up the wiki, I'll work on it when I have the time to do so.

We should really fix this thing to prevent all the same questions that pop up over and over again. 

Vigo - I don't think what you are saying is out of line, as long as you don't bash other options, or misrepresent anything.

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Actually, we all know that you excel at being negative (calling the hard work of a lot of people garbage is pretty ---smurfing--- negative) ... but that doesn't make you wrong.

As far as preventing the same questions again and again -- nothing will. That experiment has been tried in various forms over the years and everybody finds it easier to post than to read.

As always, I applaud those who offer their time and expertise, but I am also an experienced cynic and will believe it when I see it.
Donkbaca:

--- Quote ---Actually, we all know that you excel at being negative (calling the hard work of a lot of people garbage is pretty ---smurfing--- negative) ... but that doesn't make you wrong.
--- End quote ---

you could call it negaive, or you know honest, I guess it depends on your perspective.  You always tell people to go to the wiki, and its pretty useless, sorry it just is, its out of date and not helpful at all.  I am sure people worked hard on it, but if it got wiped from the boards tomorrow nobody would notice or care.


--- Quote ---As far as preventing the same questions again and again -- nothing will. That experiment has been tried in various forms over the years and everybody finds it easier to post than to read.
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Yeah, maybe, and maybe that's a GOOD thing because it gives us something to talk about.  However, with a good wiki, we can at least tell people to "go read the wiki" and have that comment actually send them someplace helpful.


--- Quote ---As always, I applaud those who offer their time and expertise, but I am also an experienced cynic and will believe it when I see it.
--- End quote ---

Buck up sunshine, we'll get the ball rolling
Vigo:
I wouldn't say what is on the wiki is bad, the problem is more what is not on the wiki....which is a lot. There is also a lot of outdated material.

I take partial blame for it though. I'm a veteran member here, with at least enough know-how to add to certain areas. I'd only deserve a boot up ---my bottom--- if I sat and complained about the wiki and did nothing to help.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Donkbaca on April 12, 2012, 03:49:05 pm ---
--- Quote ---As always, I applaud those who offer their time and expertise, but I am also an experienced cynic and will believe it when I see it.
--- End quote ---
Buck up sunshine, we'll get the ball rolling

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You really need to work on your quote-fu .. you drop the references like you were Xiaou2.  ;)

FWIW, None of the parts of the wiki that you are bitching about are my work, so it isn't personal for me. People (I'm looking at you SpaceFractal, DrewKaree and Cakemeister!) put a TON of time into it and the next generation never picked up after that. I will be thrilled to see what you guys can do.

There would be people who would be upset if it went away because they actively use the wiki, those people just lie outside of your chosen view.


--- Quote from: Vigo on April 12, 2012, 03:55:14 pm ---I wouldn't say what is on the wiki is bad, the problem is more what is not on the wiki....which is a lot. There is also a lot of outdated material.

I take partial blame for it though. I'm a veteran member here, with at least enough know-how to add to certain areas. I'd only deserve a boot up ---my bottom--- if I sat and complained about the wiki and did nothing to help.

--- End quote ---

Exactly ... I don't mind if you don't contribute, but when you ---smurfette--- AND don't contribute, then I have a problem.

 :cheers:

EDIT: For forgetting Drew
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