updating wiki

[Tom Davies]

Hi :)

I think it is wise for pages to state which release they are written for, 
especially if there is 'some' coding on the page.  However i usually find that 
only sundry petty changes need to be made, for example a coding line that 
includes the word "dapper" might need to be edited to read "lucid" because Lucid 
Lynx, the 10.04, is the latest LTS release.

Yes it would be 'nice' if someone with recent experience using those pages were 
able to go through and make the tiny changes and then check that the advice 
still works.

Obviously the dovecot wiki 'urgently' needs that  update because more people 
appear to be using encrypted partitions now = or is it still only recent Windows 
converts that bother?  Is there any chance of you doing the edit there Jonathon, 
since you know the change that is needed but other people might not be so 
familiar with that page?

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)




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From: Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com>
To: Zach Kriesse <zach.kleinhenz at gmail.com>
Cc: Ubuntu Doc <ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Sun, 21 November, 2010 8:34:21
Subject: Re: updating wiki

Zach thign is the wiki's need an overhaul in general imho as they have how to's 
for release which have been EOL'ed ages ago.

also for instance there is no mention on the dovecot wiki that encrypted home 
directories shouldnt be used. i have spent the last month trying to figure out 
why im having email issues :(.

Would it be possible to develop some sort of game plan to update all wiki's and 
how to's so they are up to date with more recent supported releases?


On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Zach Kriesse <zach.kleinhenz at gmail.com> wrote:

Depends upon the importance of the page and who edited it  but sometimes pages 
can be lost. I myself along with Phillw are part of the Ubuntu Doc team and 
Ubuntu Doc/Wiki Admins team so we have a bit more of a responsibility look over 
pages...if you're ever in doubt send an email to the list, join #ubuntu-doc on 
irc.freenode.net, or send me or phillw an email...glad to see your interest in 
contributing...
>
>Cheers!
>Zach K
>
>On Nov 20, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>thanks for the information. are the wiki pages check by people who know how 
>things are setup etc to verify some sort of validity and correctness in the 
>steps in the tutorial?
>>
>>
>>On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Connor Imes <rocket2dmn at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>
>>Hi Jonathan,
>>>
>>>Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.  You don't need to follow
>>>any particular process to go about editing the wiki other than using
>>>some best practice.  See the WikiGuide [1] for help with using the wiki
>>>correctly.  You will need a Launchpad account in order to edit pages.
>>>You are free to edit pages yourself, and you can also Tag [2] pages that
>>>need work to alert others that the page in question is not fully up to date.
>>>
>>>[1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide
>>>[2] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tag
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>-Connor
>>>
>>>
>>>On 11/10/2010 02:48 AM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>> I use alot the wiki for various thing i have never setup before. I
>>>> have noticed that alot of them are for really old releases which have
>>>> reached their EOL. what needs to get done to start updating them, and
>>>> getting them upto date with the latest supported releases.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jonathan Aquilina
>>>
>>
>>
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