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roddy -

That was my main worry about trying to use the forums for a wiki type thing. However it might be
possible for a 'wiki administrator' to make regular copies fairly easily.










roddy -

Also, there's a product by one of the companies gato linked in the first post which is a full wiki
installed natively on Vbulletin rather than bridging between a wiki install and VB - this would
(assuming the product is solid) would make things easier to manage and allow searching across VB
and the wiki, which is very important.










gato -



Quote:

a full wiki installed natively on Vbulletin

Yes, this add-on -- NuWiki -- looks fairly promising.

Here's an example of it in use. Not a very well done one, but an example nonetheless.
http://forums.livingwithstyle.com/sh...p?t=1869929479










roddy -

Gato, can I assume you'll be running this - I'll do the initial set up and deal with any technical
issues, but someone else is going to have to decide who is / isn't editing, decide on scope of the
thing, choose to retain or delete edits, etc.










gato -

Sure, I can take the lead as it gets off the ground. Hopefully it'll be easy enough that I won't
have to do too much.

Are you going to set Nuwiki? It looks fairly good for what it is.
Here is another site using it:
http://www.worldlawdirect.com/forum/...ead.php?t=4466










roddy -

Seems like the best option at the moment. It's not free, but the forums wallet can just about
stretch to it. I wouldn't want to use anything that didn't integrate very closely with the forums,
but that seems to. May loose some wiki functionality, but that's a price to pay.

Have a think about where you want to start in the first instance. I'd suggest that keeping it
fairly limited and focused at first would be a good idea, rather than risking spreading things too
thinly. Perhaps a guide for people starting to study Chinese, or for those planning to come to
China to study, etc.










roddy -

Just to update - we've basically got a wiki set up, it's just not on public view yet as there
isn't really anything in there and I'd like to have at least some content before unveiling,
although if I don't get around to putting anything in there in the next few days I might as well
just go ahead.

Currently there are two wikis, a 'Beginner's Guide to Chinese' and a 'Living in China'. Others
could be added, but I'm inclined to start small and then expand when we have something
substantial. Suggestions for extra / alternative topics to start with are welcome.










cdn_in_bj -



Quote:

Currently there are two wikis, a 'Beginner's Guide to Chinese' and a 'Living in China'. Others
could be added, but I'm inclined to start small and then expand when we have something
substantial. Suggestions for extra / alternative topics to start with are welcome.

Hey Roddy, I think that's a great idea. I was also wondering if it would be possible to
incorporate in the wiki an index to the most useful topics in the forum. For example, 'Living in
China' could include a link to the "Your accomodation in China" topic. And this index could get
updated by wiki users.

I know there is the search feature, but I am amazed at the amount of random but useful information
I come across on the forums just because someone posted a link from a different topic. I guess
what I am proposing is a more organized way to browse the forums. This would be a lot of work for
a single person to maintain, but with a community of wiki users it should maintain itself nicely.
What do you think?










simonlaing -

Hey Roddy et. al,

Sorry, I've been busy latelyI can help work on the living in China section. Should I PM or email
it to Gato.
Some subtopics could be :
Accomodation
Teaching Jobs- issues and support
Other Jobs- links, issues and support
Places to live
Food
Transportation

I agree linking to past discussions we've had on the topics would be helpful. Perhaps someone
could help by doing searchs on these topics and listing the links and basic descriptions.
What do you think?
have fun,
Simon












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