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Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

towy71 — Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:04 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:04 pm

doh! if one puts ones signature for any edits then plaudits or brickbats can be sent as required

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

comcamel — Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:32 pm

Author: comcamel

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:32 pm

an idea for that linux bounty is that the user must post screenshots of them doing it, this though contain a small application in the bottom corner that somehow you logon to the internet, login with your username and it displays it in the corner. To make sure that they cannot just do a gimp effect, it would have the time on it.

However, i think that people should have some sort of reward to show that their work is good. Even like you say putting onto the cover disks with one page for all the users who have contributed with the points.

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

shifty_ben — Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:40 am

Author: shifty_ben

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:40 am

That could be a useful reference if someone is suffering problems connecting to the internet. I'd probably keep an offline copy on my Hard drive just in case.

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

M-Saunders — Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:36 am

Author: M-Saunders

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 9:36 am

Well, one thing I could consider is putting an offline version of the Wiki on the coverdisc, to help those who don't have regular Internet access (like we sometimes do with the LDP archive). The Wiki would have to be fleshed-out a bit more beforehand, but it could be an idea!

M

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

comcamel — Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:25 pm

Author: comcamel

Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:25 pm

maybe, even if it isn't written by someone, but is in the wiki, it is picked out by a vote or the magazine team and put into the magazine? If it is good english and helpful enough so that everyone could do it. As i wouldn't mind my name been in the magazine for helping someone. Even if it says, contributed by blah blah

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

nelz — Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:31 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:31 pm

That's not the point of a Wiki. That's how a normal site might work, but a Wiki is open to contributions fro everyone.

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

emyr42 — Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:00 pm

Author: emyr42

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:00 pm

Surely there's some Linux-friendly office monkey at LXF Towers with enough spare time to take the best advice from the forums and include it in the wiki?

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

M-Saunders — Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:33 pm

Author: M-Saunders

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:33 pm

Yes, but with a lot of material, there may be some pages unchecked. Logistically it'd be a huge effort to give out prizes for contributions unless it was very well monitored! Still, I'm always thinking of possible options along that route. Plus, we have something special planned for the Wiki in the next few weeks, so keep watching

(PS faroutsonoflung, thanks for spotting that old spam. There was nothing on that page originally, and I'm going to add a lot more help at some point.)

Mike

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

pins — Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:29 pm

Author: pins

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:29 pm

umm... community monitored? surely people would be able to spot straight copies pretty easily, by googling passages from the material, and could highlight that fact to others, isn't that part of what a wikis aboutanyway: community responsibility for the material?

Re: Incentives for Wiki Editors

shifty_ben — Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:41 pm

Author: shifty_ben

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:41 pm

Quote:

This is tricky to do right -- with a great prize, there could be folks filling it up with pages from Wikipedia or elsewhere to win, and I can't check that every single entry is brand new Smile I'll have a think...

Well you guys were asking for ideas for another LXF bounty, there you go... Design a program to stop people filling our Wiki with Wikipedia copy n pastes...

RE: Re: RE: Incentives for Wiki Editors

Flea — Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:29 pm

Author: Flea

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:29 pm

Just about everything could be copied straight from Wikipedia... Am I the only one who sees this as significant!?!?

RE: Re: RE: Incentives for Wiki Editors

comcamel — Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:04 pm

Author: comcamel

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:04 pm

something like that, however identifiying a way of validating it would help work the idea. However an incentive is what is needed just a solution to ensure it isn't exploited. Maybe a small program that loads up a unique referral id, on linuxformat.co.uk and is display in the corner perhaps. Don't know to be sure...

RE: Re: RE: Incentives for Wiki Editors

M-Saunders — Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:46 am

Author: M-Saunders

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:46 am

This is tricky to do right -- with a great prize, there could be folks filling it up with pages from Wikipedia or elsewhere to win, and I can't check that every single entry is brand new I'll have a think...

M

RE: Re: RE: Incentives for Wiki Editors

towy71 — Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:45 am

Author: towy71

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:45 am

putting ones signature at the bottom of the entry would ensure that there is someone to blame for crap edits

RE: Re: RE: Incentives for Wiki Editors

comcamel — Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:21 pm

Author: comcamel

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:21 pm

well both i would say. as anyone could just bung a copy of from the internet and say it is theirs. They would have to fully write it up using screenshots such as with their name in the background on one for proof.