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| Thread ID: 69587 | 2006-06-06 06:10:00 | Press F1 FAQ Wiki | Erayd (23) | Press F1 |
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| 461013 | 2006-06-06 20:43:00 | I hate to put a dampner on things, But i think the wiki would have to be hosted away from PF1 with its own login scripts etc, just read the last thread on the pressf1 clock, it would probably be quite a low priority, and it would involve hacking of the vbulletin script, which could end up time consuming after all pressf1 is free don't get me wrong i like the idea of a wiki, as it would be a lot easier to keep up to date when new issues arise, (remember the billion or so service pack 2 threads) which reminds me anyone else read this in the howtos (pcworld.co.nz) |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 461014 | 2006-06-06 21:00:00 | On Second thoughts... ill post the link after school - im late already :xmouth: | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 461015 | 2006-06-06 21:28:00 | ...and it would involve hacking of the vbulletin script.Why? No hacking needed, that was what I meant about using a separate script. All that needs to happen is for this (separate) script on the PF1 server to have access to the username, password, kick & ban fields on the PF1 database. Such a script would be really short (less than a page long) and as such would be really easy and quick for Bruce et al to look at from a security point of view before uploading to the server. There is no worry about compromising vBulletin - the code for that isn't touched. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 461016 | 2006-06-06 21:43:00 | I think the KISS principle would work best for a Wiki. The Wiki is for public viewing (members/non-members) so no login is required. The editors would have their own username/password with authentication being handled by the Wiki site. The Admin of the Wiki would set up the edit user accounts for those writing/editing the FAQs. The Unofficial Wiki FAQ idea is an entirely separate entity to PressF1 - hence the "not affiliated with IDG" etc part. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 461017 | 2006-06-06 22:07:00 | Is there not some facility in VBulletin to allow you to change user permissons for separate parts of the board - eg. change the permissions in the FAQ section so that people with x number of posts have edit permissions? I'm not familiar with VBulletin software specifically, but I'm sure I've seen it done somewhere before. | somebody (208) | ||
| 461018 | 2006-06-06 22:12:00 | I think this is possible (PHPBB can certainly do it) but I think a wiki would be nicer anyway - a lot easier to use & change. Plus, as mentioned above, it saves some very busy people the time needed to set it up. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 461019 | 2006-06-06 22:20:00 | This gets the big thumbs up from me . A much better way of doing it than what we can do here and keeps it fresh and up to date . As Captain Picard would say: "Make it so" . |
Biggles (121) | ||
| 461020 | 2006-06-07 05:38:00 | The wiki is in the process of being setup now (i seem to have volunteered to set it up) - any graphics/design people around that could make a logo for us? | Dannz (1668) | ||
| 461021 | 2006-06-07 05:43:00 | Why not ask Bruce if we can nick this one (idg.net.nz). Then just replace 'Press' with 'FAQ'. Bruce? Perhaps #faqf1 on freenode would be a better place to organise this, (at least for now), as it's a lot faster than watching the forum threads. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 461022 | 2006-06-07 05:52:00 | Im There (#faqf1) | Dannz (1668) | ||
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