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Author Topic: DFWiki - Reference/Help desk?  (Read 794 times)

Mason11987

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DFWiki - Reference/Help desk?
« on: May 14, 2010, 02:23:25 pm »

For those unfamiliar there is something called the "Reference Desk" on Wikipedia.  The reference desk is a place where people can post questions as sections, and people can respond with links to appropriate articles and elaboration, it's separated into a few different areas based on topic.

I realize the overlap between that and the forums here, but I could see some additional value in using the wiki for this as well, but if most people think there isn't a good use for it then I won't bother setting something up.

A similar idea is the "Help Desk" which (like on Wikipedia) would be more for asking questions about the wiki itself.

Do people think this is a useful idea?  Would any expect they might use this to ask the community questions in general about DF?

Let me know what you think :).

Dave Mongoose

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Re: DFWiki - Reference/Help desk?
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2010, 03:27:53 pm »

I think with the forum (especially the Gameplay Questions section) it would be redundant, and likely underused.

Also, I doubt many players are particularly active on the wiki beyond looking things up or adding to articles - the centre of the community is on the forums.
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