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["Aaron J. Angel" <thatoneguy AT aaronjangel.us>]

On 12/04/2012 01:06 AM, Travis McCrea wrote:
> 1) Let's start the theme based on 
> http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/responsive I was thinking at first to 
> base it off a bootstrap theme, which also would be cool, but realistically 
> "Responsive" does everything we need out of the box and looks nice.
Let's not:

> /* =Reset CSS (v2.0) http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/

Reset is trash.  Also, have we considered the implications of
licensing?  It doesn't seem we have a form stand on the matter.  I
prefer BSD-style licensing; it's far more open than GNU's alternative.

> I don't want to be disrespectful to Brian, he has been around much longer 
> than I have and has way more experience than me. However, if the barrier to 
> entry on our current wiki system is too great that people are not using it, 
> and switching to mediawiki or something would fix that -- we cannot allow 
> one person to have god like authority. 

With respect, I agree.  There should be valid justifications for
maintaining and using software.  I'm comfortable with continuing to use
the existing wiki if it meets our needs.  But, to be honest, I'm not
sure what value the wiki has.  That's certainly not Brian's fault.  From
what I can tell, it's not being used to collaborate in a particularly
worthwhile manner.  Frankly, it looks more like a dumping ground for
information that hasn't yet found its home.

> I don't have another suggestion, I don't even know if the current wiki is 
> the problem -- or if it is just that people don't like to edit wikis. My 
> problem is the idea that we can't have a debate on the topic, or that one 
> member tries to imply that.

Beyond the way it is actually being used, it seems there is a conflict
as to its intended use.  The wiki itself says it is intended is to serve
as an access controlled work area for working groups.  This is at odds
with the description on the main page, which states it is intended to
house all technical information about OpenNIC.  It even suggests it as a
learning resource.  I don't see a work area as a useful learning
resource for the general public.