Community project idea

Aivilo's picture
Update: Since there's a positive response, went ahead and made the account.
http://www.endlessforest.org/community/info



Original:

I got to thinking the other day that it would be really nice to have some of the neat/informative things in one place instead of scattered across the community and completely reliant on that one poster keeping up with it. So, I wanted to see if 1, there was community interest in something like that and, 2, if others would be interested in helping out with the account. I thought it might be nice to just have the account given open access (with the password displayed prominently somewhere on the account), but then it runs the risk of someone who either doesn't know what they're doing or with mal-intent destroying the pages of the account (I have seen it happen, even within TEF, sadly), so I'd ask that folks with a little know-how/organizational skill and who are truly interested in helping keep things up to date request access privately.

Basically, this account would:

-Host a "Table of Contents" blog linking all its other blogs, so everything would be easy to find
-Host pages such as FAQ's/how-to tutorials (I'd like to move some of mine over so they aren't cluttering my account, for instance), possibly the weather update since Sight no longer visits the community, etc.
-Have a page for community input/suggestions/requests for tutorials or info pages

Pros:
-All in one place
-Multiple people able to collaborate/update pages
--This would mean if a player went inactive, the page would still be able to be updated, and also that the person who originally created the page could change accounts without having to move that page over to the new account or continue logging into the old account (no need for re-tracks on a new page, basically)
--It would also mean that there would be less pressure for any one player to feel like they need to keep up with a page constantly, since others would be available to update if they were not present
-Lots of URLs available that would be easier to remember than node links, for easier access

Cons:
-Potentially a big undertaking
-If players want to move pages over to the community account (such as with the tutorials I'd like to move over) there would be a need to re-track those pages (although just the once, since they would stay there thereafter)
-Requires community cooperation (is this a con? idk)

Side note: Although I'd say players who currently host informative blogs (weather, directory, tutorial, FAQ, etc) are more than welcome to request the pages be moved or mirrored on the joint account, I'd absolutely not want anyone to feel pressured to do so; it just seemed like a neat idea.

So... would anyone be interested in this sort of thing at all?
tigerart27's picture

The concept certainly holds

The concept certainly holds some merit. I think it might be a good idea to try.
Unplugged's picture

I'd definitely be interested!

I'd definitely be interested!
Eq's picture

Nice idea. No more linking to

Nice idea. No more linking to 1021312 different pages.
Naremara's picture

Very good idea!

Very good idea!
Aivilo's picture

Alright then~ I've set up the

Alright then~ I've set up the account. It's named "Info," so you can link to it by just putting "info" at the end of the default TEFc URL!
http://www.endlessforest.org/community/info

I'll start setting up the basic stuff.
shmandapanda24's picture

This is very helpful for me.

This is very helpful for me. Smiling

Sounds good? : O

Sounds good? : O

Thank you, Tuo and Kohva!