Re: [pgsql-www] We need an Advocacy wiki

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> I fully support the use of a wiki for that (a good 
> example is Greg Smith's recent pg/my comparison). 
> I *do not* support the use of a wiki for final 
> publication of anything aimed at end users.

Well, that's a problem - Google doesn't really care where 
on the postgresql.org we stick something, or whether 
it is a wiki or a techdocs or a simple HTML page.

> I also have no issue experimenting with permissions to 
> help Josh and the advocacy guys, but I don't think another 
> wiki is required.

It's simple really - I don't think we should allow unmoderated, 
anonymous content on the postgresql.org site. Requiring an email 
address slightly raises the bar, but offers little overall 
protection. The bar right now is a loose web of trust - "Does 
somebody know who this person is? Okay, let them edit the wiki"
The ad-hoc mechanism for implementing this could be improved, 
of course, but this was an experiment. A successful one, as it 
turns out: it has shown that having a wiki is an excellent way 
of allowing community collaboration.

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