Libcom wiki - A resorce for anarchis/communist practice?

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Apr 18 2010 13:07
Libcom wiki - A resorce for anarchis/communist practice?

Would anyone consider it a good idea to create a libcom wiki? My suggestion is that it would be a resorce for anarchist/communist practice. I think it would be userful to have a resource of examples, strategies and actions.

The library and the forum contain the information but spread over numerous posts and pamphlets. If the experience and knowledge or libcom contributors could be made available in a more coherent and use oriented way it would become a great resource for future actions.

If the examples become wide ranging enough people might see how they can contribute within their circumstances. The wide range would be important to make sure that many people find something they can do within their means and capacity. Most start small before becoming ambitious and effective.

Again the key in my mind would be to create a use oriented resource, not propaganda.

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Apr 19 2010 02:17

Like this sort of stuff?

http://libcom.org/organise

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Apr 19 2010 09:08

hi, it would help if you explained more what sort of stuff you meant. Do you mean like the organise section, above?

Because we do need to make that section more prominent again.

Regarding a wiki, we did discuss this, but in the end rejected the idea as this entire site functions in a way similar to a wiki - any user can post or edit content, but it has to go through moderator approval. We do not intend to stop having moderator approval, because that is what keeps our sites different from things like indymedia.

We are aware that it is currently difficult to navigate content on the site, and behind-the-scenes are working on a redesign which should make this simpler, including making the organise section more prominent again.

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Apr 19 2010 13:08

Yes, that's pretty much it. I had no idea it existed.

Good to hear work is underway to make it more prominent. I still do not understand how to find it without using Ashers link above (or google).

Currently the forums are dominant and I guess we all know the downsides/limitations of internet boards. It seems to me libcom would be much more useful if it could present itself more as a resource.

By the way I hope you have a good backup strategy for the site... I've learned the hard way how vulnerable web sites can be. Particularly if they are php based as I belive this one is.

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Apr 19 2010 15:45
Cooked wrote:
By the way I hope you have a good backup strategy for the site... I've learned the hard way how vulnerable web sites can be. Particularly if they are php based as I belive this one is.

So has libcom, one of the reasons why it uses drupal.

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Apr 19 2010 17:25
Cooked wrote:
Yes, that's pretty much it. I had no idea it existed.

Good to hear work is underway to make it more prominent. I still do not understand how to find it without using Ashers link above (or google).

Currently the forums are dominant and I guess we all know the downsides/limitations of internet boards. It seems to me libcom would be much more useful if it could present itself more as a resource.

it surprises me that you think that the forums are dominant. The majority of our traffic goes to the news, library and history sections, and the majority of our traffic is from first-time users being referred from Google searches.

How do you think the forums are currently dominant? Is it because you navigate via the "recent posts" tracker? In that, yes the forums do occupy much of it as they are updated more frequently by people replying.

We used to link to the organise section from a big link above, like news, library, etc. Maybe we could add it back in the meantime before doing the redesign.

If you think there is anything missing all that could be improved from that section please do let us know - especially if there is anything you would be willing to help put together yourself

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Apr 19 2010 23:16
Steven. wrote:
it surprises me that you think that the forums are dominant. The majority of our traffic goes to the news, library and history sections, and the majority of our traffic is from first-time users being referred from Google searches.

That sounds good, you're getting hits on the content rather than the flames wink

Steven. wrote:
How do you think the forums are currently dominant? Is it because you navigate via the "recent posts" tracker? In that, yes the forums do occupy much of it as they are updated more frequently by people replying.

I do use the tracker quite a lot since it's prominently linked.

Libcom is obviously successful and already a great site so don't get me wrong. I just felt that it could do a better job of tipping people into action (myself included)

Perhaps I'm the only one who thinks the forums are a bit to prominent but one way of marking it out as a special area could be by styling it slightly diffrent from the rest of the site, while staying recognisably libcom of course.

Steven. wrote:
If you think there is anything missing all that could be improved from that section please do let us know - especially if there is anything you would be willing to help put together yourself

I'll have a think about it. I might have difficulties getting anything done in the next couple of weeks but if I come up with any ideas after that I'll let you know to see what you think. My it skills are pretty hardcore by the way cool

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