[wp-docs] New Wiki

[Craig Hartel]

Actually, my intent was to be Boss Hogg, anyway, but thanks for the nomination, 
Skippy! LMAO.



Scott Merrill wrote:

> Excellent comments, Craig.
> 
> Matt -- we need editors who are empowered to moderate, move, delete,
> rollback, block/ban, and whatnot _wiki wide_.  I volunteer, and I nominate
> Craig, too.
> 
> Craig Hartel said:
> 
>>Thanks, Matt, for setting up a great tool for us to use.
>>
>>Now, I beg of you all...PLEASE...
>>
>>Read the introduction to the wiki. Read the basic instructions. Please
>>think
>>carefully about what you are writing and how you are setting it up.
>>Already I am
>>concerned that we are going to have a mirror of the old wiki which badly
>>needed
>>some organization.
>>
>>We need some top-level pages to organize the information. What follows is
>>a
>>rough outline as an example.
>>
>>	- Installing WordPress
>>		- Database creation
>>		- wp-config.php
>>		- Install procedure
>>
>>	- The WordPress Folder
>>		- Basic description of the folders and contents
>>
>>	- Customizing WordPress
>>		- Structural Changes - PHP files
>>		- Visual Changes - CSS files
>>		- Template Tags
>>
>>	- Troubleshooting
>>		- Database connection errors
>>		- Login errors
>>
>>	- External resources
>>		- PHP
>>		- CSS
>>		- Portal sites
>>
>>We need to AVOID using numbers in the page names, IMO. i.e. 5 Minute
>>Install.
>>Also, I don't care for that title at all, because some people might take
>>twenty
>>minutes, just because they wish to be careful and thorough, and perhaps
>>the
>>title will add to their feeling of noobishness.
>>
>>All docs should be considered DRAFT and should go through a basic "edit"
>>or
>>review to ensure spelling and other issues are taken care of.
>>
>>If we don't get a handle on structure and organization soon, then we are
>>going
>>to create a big mess that will be no easier to follow than the old wiki. I
>>appreciate that everyone is doing the right thing and is volunteering
>>their time
>>and talents to help this effort, but we have to do it in an orderly
>>fashion or
>>our time will be wasted.
>>
>>Yes, the documentation is behind the development cycle, but in my opinion,
>>it
>>cannot, and should not, attempt to keep pace with development. It will be
>>a very
>>important source of information, and can make or break peoples' opinions
>>about
>>WordPress.
>>
>>Let's not get drunk with enthusiasm over a new toy to play with. I know
>>that
>>this note will sound like I'm crapping all over things, but that's not my
>>intention.
>>
>>I invite your comments and feedback.
>>Craig.
>>
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