Re: Help requested with Piecepack Wiki cleanup effort

["littlebrothertimmy" <littlebrothertimmy@...>]

Yesterday and today I did some cosmetical editting on the wiki. Mostly fixing columns. I added my piecepack reviews from BGG to the wiki as well: ClimbingMan and Matrix.

Roger


--- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "littlebrothertimmy" <littlebrothertimmy@...> wrote:
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> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/509158/piecepack-wiki-working-fully-again
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> --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, Ron Hale-Evans <rwhe@> wrote:
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> > Awesome! Thanks. Do you have a link for it?
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 1:54 PM, littlebrothertimmy
> > <littlebrothertimmy@> wrote:
> > > Good idea! I just posted a news item on BGG :)
> > >
> > > Roger
> > >
> > > --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, Ron Hale-Evans <rwhe@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> For my part, you're welcome, and thank you, Roger.
> > >>
> > >> If you're happy about the current state of the wiki, why not spread
> > >> the word that we're back on sites like BoardGameGeek?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks again!
> > >>
> > >> Ron
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 4:05 AM, littlebrothertimmy
> > >> <littlebrothertimmy@> wrote:
> > >> > Let me be the first one to thank everyone who has revitalised the wiki. It's really great that things are working again! I can only imagine all the (spare)time you've spent restoring all the pages. Work like this should not be taken for granted!!!
> > >> >
> > >> > Once again: THANK YOU!
> > >> >
> > >> > Roger
> > >> >
> > >> > --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, Ron Hale-Evans <rwhe@> wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> If the ToyVault piecepack is going to be as big a deal for the
> > >> >> piecepack community as I predict it is, both Piecepack.org and the
> > >> >> Piecepack Wiki are going to receive a sudden influx of new visitors
> > >> >> relatively soon.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/474608/want-to-get-published-design-a-piecepack-game-for
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I can't do anything about the way-out-of-date status of Piecepack.org,
> > >> >> but I do maintain the Piecepack Wiki, and I'd like to enlist your help
> > >> >> to clean it up.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> http://ludism.org/ppwiki
> > >> >>
> > >> >> As you may know, Ludism.org, the server for the Piecepack Wiki,
> > >> >> suffered a hardware failure in May 2009, and it took a few weeks to
> > >> >> restore the Piecepack Wiki and various other services. All of the
> > >> >> information from the wiki was preserved, but it's now running on
> > >> >> different wiki software called OddMuse (the old software was
> > >> >> MoinMoin). This means that there are various small glitches because of
> > >> >> differences in the software's markup language. In particular, there
> > >> >> are many broken links.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/409478/ppwiki-rest-in-piece
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I would have to say that the other big problem is that the many custom
> > >> >> scripts written by Mark Biggar and friends, such as the ones that scan
> > >> >> the wiki and automatically list games by number of players and so on,
> > >> >> are also broken with the switch to the new software. It's possible to
> > >> >> write new scripts or rewrite the old ones (although I have neither the
> > >> >> time nor the expertise at the moment), but if no one can do that right
> > >> >> now, it would still be nice to clean up all the broken links and
> > >> >> broken tables left over from the scripts.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Even bearing in mind that I "run" it (inasmuch as anyone ever runs a
> > >> >> wiki, which is not much), I still think the Piecepack Wiki is the best
> > >> >> place to find information about the piecepack right now, considering
> > >> >> Piecepack.org hasn't been touched in many years -- the front page
> > >> >> still reads "Page content last modified on: 10/19/2004", although I do
> > >> >> think it's been updated a little since then.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> If you agree, would you please help me clean it up? Don't be afraid.
> > >> >> Dig in. I have backups, if anyone gets into trouble. At least clean up
> > >> >> the pages about you and your own games! If everyone did that, we'd be
> > >> >> a long way toward making the wiki something to be proud of again when
> > >> >> all those new players suddenly get interested in our hobby.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Comments, anyone?
> > >> >>
> > >> >> piecefully,
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Ron
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Ron Hale-Evans ... rwhe@ ... http://ron.ludism.org/ ... (206) 201-1768
> > >> >> � � Mind Performance Hacks book: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101534/
> > >> >> �The proteiform graph itself is a polyhedron of scripture. (Finnegans
> > >> >> Wake 107:08)
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> > >> Ron Hale-Evans ... rwhe@ ... http://ron.ludism.org/ ... (206) 201-1768
> > >> � � Mind Performance Hacks book: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101534/
> > >> �The proteiform graph itself is a polyhedron of scripture. (Finnegans
> > >> Wake 107:08)
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> > --
> > Ron Hale-Evans ... rwhe@ ... http://ron.ludism.org/ ... (206) 201-1768
> >     Mind Performance Hacks book: http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596101534/
> >  The proteiform graph itself is a polyhedron of scripture. (Finnegans
> > Wake 107:08)
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