Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 20:30:58 -0500
From: brian@pongonova.net
To: gopher@complete.org
Subject: [gopher] Re: basic newb info
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Sometimes, the simplest wikis are the most fun to set up :)
TwikiWiki, for instance, is the Emacs of the wiki world, and (IMO)
just as cumbersome (I'm a vi guy, so I can say things like that).

It would seem to me that any wiki that's set up should be done so in
the same spirit as gopher itself:  Not a lot of bells and whistles,
but easy to use and administer.

My recommendations lean more towards pmwiki and WackoWiki in terms of
a simplistic interface. 

Just my 0.02 worth...I'll be happy with any wiki!

  --Brian

On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 02:53:08PM -0700, Tom Copley wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 , "John Goerzen" <jgoerzen@complete.org> wrote:
> >
> > Do you mean a specific wiki program?  I could probably host such a thing
> > on my server, for free.  (I already pay for its hosting and have ample
> > bw and disk space).  I've also thought of playing with TikiWiki
> > recently.  It seems very nice.
> 
> John,
> 
> I don't know much about TikiWiki, but I suppose any wiki program will work
> just fine.  The one I wanted to use is Media Wiki
> 
> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
> 
> It is PHP/MySQL based, and is the same one used by Wikipedia.  I have been
> told that it is the most full-featured wiki program out there, although
> somewhat more complex to use than some.  My son who is a programmer set up
> a media wiki about a year ago, and he indicates that it took him about 2
> hours of his time to configure it.
> >
> >> What we need now is a logo for the gopherspace wiki.  I am a terrible
> >> artist.  Any ideas? Do you know someone who can create a realistic furry
> >> varmint?
> >
> > I seem to remember there being logos around for gopher somewhere
> > already, but I can't remember where.
> >
> 
> I just remembered that a friend of mine designed a gopher logo for me
> several years ago that was never used for anything.  Please see how you
> like this rendition of the varmint:
> 
> http://www.sonic.net/~tcopley/gopher.jpg
> 
> I am willing to donate it to the cause.  BTW the artists name is Adam
> Capell <adam@capell.com>.
> 
> >> BTW how does the domain name gopherpedia.org sound?  If that sounds too
> >> blah to some ears, then any suggestions will be most welcome.
> >
> > Sounds fine to me.
> >
> 
> okay, maybe I'd better register gopherpedia.org up before someone else
> grabs this awesome handle. ;-)
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Tom Copley
> tcopley@sonic.net
> 
>