[PLUG] WHAT is the question? Re: To wiki ...

[Richard Owlett]

On 09/13/2018 08:08 AM, Bill Barry wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 12:24 PM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 09/12/2018 05:50 PM, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 04:03:33PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>> Where should I go looking?
>>>
>>> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>>
>>
>> Haven't been referred there in quite awhile ;/
>>
>> A more prosaic subject line might have been:
>>    "When/Why use a wiki? An alternative?"
>>
>> But it is a good read if you have time!
> 
> When/Why use a wiki for for what?  What question are you asking? Why do you
> want to use a wiki? What do you want do with it?
> 

Thought I answered that saying:

> 
> It could have read:
> "My underlying problem is OS independent. However, I seek a Linux oriented solution.
> My language of choice does have a wiki. HOWEVER, anyone can modify anything at any time
> without immediate checks/balances."
> 
> For detailed questions I participate in ~40 mailing lists and USENET groups. [snip] >
> I mention wikis as I look for background. Wikipedia is well written but to broadly aimed.
> Arch wiki is well written and easily navigated but is narrowly focused.