aksansai

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I was reading over the threads and realized that the Wiki (I personally recommend MediaWiki - used by Wikipedia) would be perfect for a Maxima Repair/Maintenance (etc) repository. Wikis (for those who do not know) are like living documents where everyone can contribute to the content of a Wiki (with moderation, of course). Additionally, the format of a Wiki is like a regular document and supports hyperlinking to other related Wikis with ease. You can include all kinds of media (pictures/video) and text making it superior to stickies on the message board. The nature of a Wiki is its built in document management - showing the historical evolution of the a document since its inception.

It would, of course, mean that a website (org/4dsc/etc.) would have to provide space for the Wiki, but imagine the benefits to all Maxima owners who ask the frequent questions.

Mizeree_X

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There is plenty of info on this site already....if you want to go through it all, and make a Wiki out of it for us, that would be great. Let us know when you are finished.

aksansai

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My point is - need a site to host it. As far as the work? It would be fun re-compiling all the information into a clean format.

dtahsee

Not a bad idea, aksansai. I am sure that a number of people will be willing to help out if this thing gets off the ground.

internetautomar

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I can provide space.

Maxmus_X

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Wow I have to say you have work cut out for you, good luck. If you ever get it done I will personally pay you 100 dollhairs. .

Sgibb

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Sounds like a great idea

aksansai

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I need the following to get a Maxima wiki off the ground.

1) Bandwidth - site must be hosted on a connection that won't be capped at 250MB of month
2) Disk space - Mediawiki requirements are not that high. However, the content of the Wiki requires database space which inevitably translates to disk space. If you want the PDFs, pictures, videos, etc. - we need space. I figure at the bare minimum 500MB to start. If the Wiki takes off, we could move it or expand (as necessary).
3) Mediawiki (PHP).
4) mod_php 4+ for Mediawiki.
5) MySQL (preferred) or compatible database.
6) ssh access would be nice (makes development a whole lot easier).

Would anyone like to contribute their artistic skills for the Maxima Wiki? It would be great to get a good logo.

Shoot me an email if you can help out.

(aksansai) (at) (gmail.com)

aksansai

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Get your Ben Franklin ready. I believe this will be a great benefit to the Maxima community as a whole. And hopefully we'll get great contributions from people who do the work to help others save their time and frustration!

aksansai

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Thanks for all those who offered. I have a site up and running. I'm currently filling out all the basic information. I'm also seeking people who would be willing to moderate and edit information. I will consider those that have a good standing with the Org. Please send me an email at the aforementioned address.

aksansai

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Do-It-Yourself Maxima Wiki

I've put together the wiki and added a small bit of content (sort of as a template). I hope to get more as the days go on. I would also hope that people here (Jeff92se, Wiking, MrGone, etc.) would create their account and add to the Wiki (that is what it is intended for).

VISIT THE DIYMW (http://your.bamawisp.net/maxima)!

spyhunter84

great job so far man thats pretty cool, keep it up

tripleGmax

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nice man. if i get around to it ill help with what i can.
whew thats a tough interface (sorry i design them)

i added a couple things. this thing could get big really fast with 6 gens of maximas and all the mods/upgrades/etc that there is.

maximagxe90

i would give some help if you need it,

i would have some experience in mysql or the php forum,

and here is a free php that is running on a mysql server,

http://68.5.160.31:4029/westcoastmaxforum/

or need anything else tell me and i will help,

aksansai

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Server has a lot of hard drive space. The more information the better. I'm hoping I can get most of the authors of content throughout the discussion board to all us to coagulate the information on the Wiki.

Thanks guys!

maximagxe90

hey aksansai,

either you or i can take all of the stickies from our group and put it in the repair or upgrade section of the site,

tripleGmax

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ok you might want to look into automating a backup every night, because anyone who logs in can erase teh whole thing....just a thought.