We had a sci.engr.joining.welding FAQ website that has been closed. Any
chance of a "welding section"? I still have some of my contributions to
that previous FAQ.
Randy


"Ignoramus18798" wrote in message
.. .
I already host two wikis on algebra.com and will be happy to set up a
metalworking wiki. I use mediawiki, the same software that wikipedia
runs.

One wiki is wiki.algebra.com and another is a financial planning wiki
for misc.invest.financial-plan newsgroup.

So... If a few people say so, I will create one so that we can create
a "collective body of knowledge". Should be 1 day to me.

i

On Mon, 22 May 2006 02:37:44 -0400, Robin S. wrote:
Food for thought:

I was thinking that a Wiki database for RCM would be a very viable
solution
for archiving the seemingly endless knowledge available within this group.

For those unfamiliar...

http://www.wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki

I'd say the most well known example of wiki is www.wikipedia.org which is
an
encyclopaedia composed of articles contributed and edited by anyone at any
time.

I'm sure this group collectively consumes hundreds of hours each week
replying to questions which have been asked dozens of times, only to get
lost in the Google archives, never to be found by thirsty eyes again.

Wiki would allow everyone to contribute their own techniques and
experiences
as quickly, if not more quickly, than on this group. It would also allow
users to easily contribute and find information based on specific subjects
in an organized and simple hierarchy menu system.

Naturally there are issues. User-editable articles can be full of useless
or
incorrect information. Ideally the group collectively keeps the content
relevant and error-free, but there's no guarantee. Also, I'm not sure
where
the database could be hosted or any of those types of details.

Perhaps we have some experts here? Any thoughts are helpful.

Regards,

Robin