Re: [syndication] How about a [syndicate] wiki?

[elijah wright <elw@stderr.org>]

simon, it looks to me like much of this duplicates functionality that
syndic8.com is already providing...

elijah


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