wiki vs documentation

[MARTIN DIXON]

Hi :)  My "penny worth".
Keep the two separate (official and wiki)- they do appear to satisfy different requirements.
After each official update (13.10 is next) create a control for the wiki pages (as Saucy Ubuntu Doc review), but 

add provision for targeted work - which pages are vital and popular (for the experienced ) and which neglected.

If a page is in a poor state but unloved (not popular) it would be an ideal trial ground for a Newbie (me!).
If it would help after the training has taken place a bunch of us (Newbies) could agree to work to complement each other.
That way duplication might be avoided!  Please help us build on the valuable advice already given and our willingness to "serve".

My take on training is that the post session record is vital as I cannot "take it all in" at the time.
Martin



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 From: Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com>
To: Benjamin Kerensa <bkerensa at ubuntu.com> 
Cc: Ubuntu Doc <ubuntu-doc at lists.ubuntu.com>; Phill Whiteside <phillw at vpolink.com> 
Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2013, 7:12
Subject: Re: wiki vs documentation
 


Yes a wiki is nice to have, but again if man power is an issue why not merge. There are other community sections such as the forums where people can get help as well as IRC, but i feel up to date documentation is really important 



On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Benjamin Kerensa <bkerensa at ubuntu.com> wrote:

Hi Jonathan,
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>Probably not considering the lack of contributors at this time. As it is doc team has a difficult time getting official doc updated and released each cycle.
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>You are more than welcome to solicit help but most of us already have our hands full.
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>On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 11:05 PM, Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051387 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>is it possible to get help from doc team members to update the wiki with things that have been discussed?
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>>On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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>>Hi :)
>>>They are very different things with different aims that catch different types of people.  To edit official documentation you kinda need to be a team-player and communicate with other people and negotiate for the things you would like to see.  
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>>>By contrast in the wiki individuals can just go ahead and do things, even add pages they feel might be of interest to other people or just to themselves.  
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