[Blindmath] Wiki

Sat Apr 11 10:10:48 UTC 2009

Hello,
I certainly would have no issue in taking on some responsibility for a 
wiki (as John suggested). All I will say, and I don't mean it as a get 
out but rather as a disclaimer for any slowness at the beginning, is I 
have never yet got into wikis fully and so would need to get used to 
using one.

Michael Whapples
On 10/04/09 22:36, John Gardner wrote:
> Peter this is always the problem with a wiki.   Keeping things under control
> requires work, particularly by the owner.  Would David Andrews be willing to
> be the owner?  If not, could he persuade some other NFB person to do that
> job?  To reduce the work on an owner and to keep things organized the wiki
> owner could appoint several "editors" on various topics.
> Latex: Jason White?
> MathML: Neil Soiffer?
> Math: Nelson Blachman?
> Nemeth Braille - Susan Jolly?
> UK maths braille: Michael Whapples?
> Statistics: ?
> I'd be happy to be the editor for graphics if you'd like.
>
> These editors would then be permitted to post, and as long as they are
> willing and are responsible, could continue.  Anybody wanting to post a note
> would then submit a doc file to the appropriate editor.  Normally that
> editor would then just paste it in.  Note that MediaWiki does a beautiful
> job of pasting in doc files.  The wiki owner would then only need to resolve
> any disputes.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Peter Donahue
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:44 AM
> To: gpatterson002 at mchsi.com; Blind Math list for those interested in
> mathematics
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Wiki
>
> Hello Gary and listers,
>
>      Several days ago I was informed that t
> he wiki on the National Association of Blind Students Web Site was disabled
> due to inappropriate use by site visitors. I by no means consider the idea
> of a Math Wiki dead. When the Wiki is set up checks will need to be put in
> place to insure that the wiki isn't used for purposes other than the
> dissemination of math-related information. There are two ways this could be
> done:
>
> 1. Contributors would need to be approved by the wiki's administrator before
> they're allowed to make contributions.
> 2. Material submitted for inclusion would need to be screened to prevent
> off-topic and inappropriate information from winding up on the wiki.
>
>      This would mean that someone will need to be responsible for screening
> content and contributors to the wiki. Let's keep the discussion going to
> find a solution that addresses the need for descemination of math-related
> information while protecting the wiki from inappropriate use.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Patterson"<gpatterson002 at mchsi.com>
> To: "'Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics'"
> <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindmath] Wiki
>
>
> I believe a wiki would be nice for those of us who don't have experience in
> working with LaTeEx. See, I probably have the name bunged up!
>
> Thanks to all who contribute their knowledge and expertise.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Alastair Irving
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:10 PM
> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
> Subject: [Blindmath] Wiki
>
> Hi All
>
> I know its been mentioned in the past, but I think we should give serious
> thought to having a blindmath wiki.  Several topics recur quite frequently
> on the list, and although people could find the answers in the archives, it
> would be a lot simpler if the rellevent information was presented in a
> logical way in a wiki.
>
> There probably wouldn't be much need to write articles as a lot of content
> could just be extracted from the archives.
>
> What do people think?
>
> Alastair Irving
>
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