Don't Fear the Wiki! Or, How You Can Contribute to Mach-II

If you're a member of the Mach-II Google Group, you've probably noticed we've been asking for your help recently. Specifically, when someone asks a question and gets a solution to their problem, we're asking people who were invovled in the discussion to write an entry in the Mach-II Wiki if we think the question will serve as a good FAQ or How-To (which most do!).

We've had some fantastic contributions so far, but we can always use more, so the most important rule of thumb is "Don't Fear the Wiki!" Many people who are new to Mach-II or a bit unsure of their level of expertise with Mach-II are a bit trepidatious about contributing to the wiki, but you absolutely shouldn't be. If you asked a question and you got a response that you understand, or you're the person who provided the response, you have more than enough knowledge to create an FAQ or How-To on the wiki. And if you're still heistant, realize that Team Mach-II gets email and RSS notifications when changes are made to the wiki, so we're always reviewing things and making small changes here and there for clarity.

That's the whole point of the wiki--it's meant to be a collaborative workspace for people who have interest in and knowledge about Mach-II at all levels. If you've learned a neat trick or just want to record the solution to a problem you've been having, share it with the Mach-II community via the official Mach-II wiki!

We're going to have a lot more to say about the Mach-II project's open source philosophy soon, but if even a small number of members of the Mach-II Google Group each contributed a few minutes here and there writing FAQs and How-Tos, that all adds up to a LOT of great documentation, and lets Team Mach-II focus on development, official documentation, and training.

So to reiterate, don't fear the wiki! We're tremendously appreciative of any and all contributions to the Mach-II project.

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Posted 8/5/08 @ 9:38 AM by Matt Woodward