How about a [syndicate] wiki?

[Simon Willison <simon@incutio.com>]

Hi all,

I've been lurking on this list for quite a while now, but today I 
started trying to write my own aggregator and realised how challenging 
it actually is! I've been making notes as I go along, and in doing so it 
struck me that the syndication community could benefit greatly from a Wiki.

Just off the top of my head, the kind of content that could be 
accumulated on a syndication Wiki could include:

* A list of RSS content providers
* A comprehensive list of aggregators
* Links to RSS tools (such as the fantastic validator)
* Tips on aggregator implementation
* Notes on dealing with invalid feeds, badly formed XML etc
* Ideas and discussions for future developments (like the recent
  xhtml:body stuff)
* RSS autodiscovery tips
* Frequently Asked Questions
* Summaries of recurring debates that people are sick of explaining to
  newcomers

For those who haven't come across Wikis before, they are a special form 
of web site where every page on the site can be updated by anyone 
directly through their browser. Pages are added using a simple Wiki 
markup language, and vandalism is protected against by a public revision 
control system.

The model I'm basing this suggestion on is the css-discuss Wiki 
(disclaimer: I helped set it up):

http://css-discuss.incutio.com/

Since its inception, this has (in my opinion) proved a valuable 
companion to the main css-discuss mailing list. I feel sure that the 
same could be true for a [syndication] wiki.

Regards,

Simon Willison
http://simon.incutio.com/