Hi there..
First of all, congrats to the latest changes on the Wiki mainpage...
Moving on to my niggles ...
I created a wiki account and was trying to get a hand on the structure of the wiki, and i realised that there is somewhat confusion on the pages...
For example, there are 2 plugins pages
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalSetup_Plugins
and
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalPlugins
Also, there are are 2 Tips and Tricks pages, one available from the Wiki main page -> Tips and Tricks and one available on the Mediaportal Manual page..
So, i wanted to update a plugin, where do i start? On the 2nd page (which seems more comprehensive) or the first (which looks more integrated to the Manual, and imo is where things should be)
I guess what i'm trying to say, is that we need a master plan with all pages, a correct structure and some sort of progress till everything is completed, and what is missing.
So, moving on to the recommendations:
1) Make a master plan for the Wiki, so that people that write documentation are aware of priorities of documents needed first, there are no confusion where to write, no duplicates etc...
2) Things should start to be consolidated, in the following order:
a) From the old Wiki (move all relevant stuff to the new wiki, and then totally remove the old). This is because there is still useful information there, but people are confused where to look for information.
b) Move stuff from tips and tricks under their respective plugin on configuration page under the main manual.
c) Get things from the forum that could be entered in the Wiki
3) Make a Wiki related forum under development, for all Wiki people and related questions, recommendations, guidelines etc
4) Tell us who is currently responsible for the wiki, so we can have a talk with him
I think this will make things less confusing, since if a user has a problem let's say with MyTV, he'll go to the MyTV plugin in the wiki. There, if there are tips and tricks for that specific thing, then the user will read only the relevant thing, whereas now there is serious sifting needed to find the thing relevant to the problem.
I'm willing to make a Visio drawing to work on the structure, so that organising can become easier. Or if there is already such a document, share it so that we can work better !
What do you think people?
First of all, congrats to the latest changes on the Wiki mainpage...
Moving on to my niggles ...
I created a wiki account and was trying to get a hand on the structure of the wiki, and i realised that there is somewhat confusion on the pages...
For example, there are 2 plugins pages
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalSetup_Plugins
and
http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/MediaPortalPlugins
Also, there are are 2 Tips and Tricks pages, one available from the Wiki main page -> Tips and Tricks and one available on the Mediaportal Manual page..
So, i wanted to update a plugin, where do i start? On the 2nd page (which seems more comprehensive) or the first (which looks more integrated to the Manual, and imo is where things should be)
I guess what i'm trying to say, is that we need a master plan with all pages, a correct structure and some sort of progress till everything is completed, and what is missing.
So, moving on to the recommendations:
1) Make a master plan for the Wiki, so that people that write documentation are aware of priorities of documents needed first, there are no confusion where to write, no duplicates etc...
2) Things should start to be consolidated, in the following order:
a) From the old Wiki (move all relevant stuff to the new wiki, and then totally remove the old). This is because there is still useful information there, but people are confused where to look for information.
b) Move stuff from tips and tricks under their respective plugin on configuration page under the main manual.
c) Get things from the forum that could be entered in the Wiki
3) Make a Wiki related forum under development, for all Wiki people and related questions, recommendations, guidelines etc
4) Tell us who is currently responsible for the wiki, so we can have a talk with him
I think this will make things less confusing, since if a user has a problem let's say with MyTV, he'll go to the MyTV plugin in the wiki. There, if there are tips and tricks for that specific thing, then the user will read only the relevant thing, whereas now there is serious sifting needed to find the thing relevant to the problem.
I'm willing to make a Visio drawing to work on the structure, so that organising can become easier. Or if there is already such a document, share it so that we can work better !
What do you think people?