[rt-users] The RT Wiki - Restructure (start using categories?)

[Bart]

I'll make an initial concept of a structure with some
additional explanation on what I have in mind.

Should be done tomorrow I think.

-- Bart


Op 29 november 2011 15:41 schreef Jay Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> het
volgende:

> I was one of the early contributors in that post, about 5 years ago, and
> while I'm about to redeploy 4.0 as a test, I haven't been using RT much in
> the interim; I admit I spent more time on content than categorization,
> though.
>
> Categories are handy.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ruslan Zakirov" <ruz at bestpractical.com>
> > To: "Bart" <bart at pleh.info>
> > Cc: rt-users at lists.bestpractical.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:31:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [rt-users] The RT Wiki - Restructure (start using
> categories?)
> > Hello Bart,
> >
> > It would be great to see more structure on the wiki. I think "wiki
> > chief editor" position is vacant, unfortunately it's not paid, but
> > much appreciated.
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Bart <bart at pleh.info> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've created an account on Wikia in order to do some editing on the
> > > RT wiki:
> > >
> > > http://requesttracker.wikia.com/wiki/HomePage
> > >
> > > There are a few things that I want to add, but I'm kinda confused by
> > > the
> > > structure O_o
> > >
> > > I've noticed that only a handfull of articles contain a categorie,
> > > these
> > > categories are viewable on this page:
> > >
> > > http://requesttracker.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Categories
> > >
> > > These categories are a nice way of structuring content, people only
> > > have to
> > > add a page with the proper categorie and it will be displayed on the
> > > categorie page.
> > > In addition you have the ability to add specific
> > > information/explanation to
> > > each categorie page as shown on this page:
> > >
> > > http://requesttracker.wikia.com/wiki/Category:3.8.9
> > >
> > > The thing I'm missing on the main page is a link to all categories,
> > > this
> > > would make browsing the wiki allot easier.
> > > In addition what I'm missing is a structure of the categories +
> > > allot of
> > > pages aren't categorized.
> > >
> > > I feel that the structure could be better, and with a better
> > > structure it
> > > would make adding articles allot easier + they will become visible
> > > by simply
> > > viewing a categorie specific page where everything is alphabetized
> > > (no need
> > > for creating a link to article X on certain pages).
> > >
> > > If I were to think-up a structure and start to re-organize the
> > > categories
> > > (edit pages to point to the new structure), would this upset someone
> > > (I hope
> > > not ^_^)?
> > > I'd first want to roughly draw the categorie structure and verify it
> > > with
> > > the mailing-lists before starting to edit anything. (basically think
> > > before
> > > act)
> > >
> > > Let me know your thoughts, I feel that I have some time to work on
> > > the wiki
> > > so hopefully with some input from others it will be possible to
> > > freshen up
> > > the wiki.
> > >
> > >
> > > -- Bart
> > >
> > > --------
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> > > (http://bestpractical.com/services/training.html)
> > > * Boston — TBA
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Best regards, Ruslan.
> > --------
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>
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