[okfn-help] Setting up / editing the OKF Handbook on a site like OpenDataManual.org?

Tue Jun 21 19:17:20 UTC 2011

just chiming in really late here, but i'm happy to do it in wordpress
format, and am agreed that in a wordpress-style layout it'd be more visually
pleasing re: fonts, images etc :)

x kat

| Kat Braybrooke*
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On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org>
> wrote:
> > Why do we need something prettier for
> > our handbook?
>
> Because I'd like to suggest that this is not just for internal use,
> but for *anyone* who wants to find out how to 'use' the OKF to do
> something. E.g. set up a working group, join a working group, start a
> project, get hosting, run an event, etc, etc. Hence needs to be
> simple, visually appealing and easy to use.
>
> For me this is a *big* part of making the OKF easier to use, easier to
> understand, and to help more people get involved - and gradually to
> make the whole thing less dependent on a few people in the middle
> (like you and me!).
>
> Currently with wiki:
>
>  * problems with spam
>  * its a bit confusing
>  * hard to navigate
>  * want something really simple
>
> With a WP blog:
>
>  * subdomain - handbook.okfn.org
>  * only a few people need to be able to edit anyway - and
> increasingly easy as people sign up on okfn.org to give people
> edit/admin privileges
>  * highly customisable, easier to give a simple visual identity (e.g.
> logo, menu that reflects content of manual rather than taking people
> off to other things they don't need to see...)
>
> I guess if we can address some of problems above with wiki - then we
> could try doing it on wiki in first instance and migrate to blog
> if/as/when necessary?
>
> J.
>
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>
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>
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