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What do we use the Wiki for?
This article "The Wiki Work Place: Unleashing the Power of 'US' " in TOI could help trigger novel and effective ways of collaborating using the Wiki.
How do we want the main page to "Look and Feel"?
If we look at wikipedia, we can see that they have chosen a particular layout, and a particular set of information to display on the main page. I would like to start a discussion to focus on what would be the most helpful information to display immediately.
For example, I would invert the order of items currently on the page, moving the Groups/Topics/People/Projects above the 20 most popular ....
How do we go about it?
This is a good point; the main page layout and design are very important.
Before we do that, however, it may be a good idea to be clear about the goals of the wiki. I have some points.
Distinction between web, Intranet and wiki and clarity about what belongs where.
Avoiding duplication of content and multiple/inconsistent versions.
Something is on the web and we think it is better re-written using wiki, how do we go about it?
In my experience, wiki is a great knowledge capturing tool, if used during the project. Normally, there is tendency to put off ‘Documentation’ till the end of the project. Even if it does get done at the end of the project, normally it is a post-facto view and many lessons learnt and important results/knowledge are lost. Most of what we are doing in Auroville is some form of a research project and wiki would be very useful, if we begin using it, irrespective of current the stage of the project. I will be adapting this approach in the project(s) that I am involved in.
I hope the wiki will make the intranet obsolete as I expect more participation in the wiki. I am wondering where all the 'info' stuff could go like opening hours of all the services, restaurants, offices etc. Any idea? Maybe another column on the main page called 'infos'
We have to use the left column menu options as well more creatively. Probably we should brain storm on this and develop some samples before making actual change. - Manoj
I think that the main page will be needed for other information than columns of 'entry doors' to other sides. For me the 4 columns groups, people, topics and projects are in themselves a column. I would add here 'infos' and let this expand into a new 'drectory'. The content of the present coumns is for me already second level index. - Juerge
Can you make a mockup model of what you have in mind? What you are saying is not very clear to me. Model can be can be done in Word, using tables. - Manoj
Can I use instead of Word OpenOffice? I prefer open standards ... Juergen
Sure - Manoj
I am wondering if Groups and People should go in one column, the second one is Topics, the third Projects and the last Info. I still feel that we have a real need of sharing information in AV. Information what to get where, How to do this or that, referances etc. The Info column could host all this. Juergen
Why not, we can make it, but how to get that blue band within a column? If you know please go ahead - Manoj
I would rename this column in "Groups & People". I didn't find an easy way to get another blue band inside. Do we want that? Juergen
