Re: [myhdl-list] MEP guidelines
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From: Jan D. <ja...@ja...> - 2011-05-19 10:15:19
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On 05/18/2011 09:53 PM, Günter Dannoritzer wrote: > On 18.05.2011 20:58, Jan Decaluwe wrote: > ... >> >> My conclusion: wiki's don't work, at least not the "democratic" >> access rights part of them. > > I believe it is a combination of things, namely: > > - the amount of content in the wiki > - the size of the community that takes part in editing it > - the ratio of advanced to beginner level > - the sensibility vs boldness of beginner level to know when to edit or > when not to edit content > > I believe, with the amount of content in the MyHDL wiki and the size of > the community taking part in editing it, it is wise to restrict access. > As a single bold beginner can have a big impact and the social aspect of > a big community does not work here. Fortunately, dokuwiki has a good way > to do restriction with access rights. > >> >> As a result, I'm changing the policy to grant edit access to >> myhdl.org. Instead of a simple request, I will require a >> demonstrated level of experience with MyHDL. I have already >> implemented this by restoring content as appropriate, updating >> the page about access request, and updating the existing >> access rights. > > I think a good idea would be, to grant new users a user space where they > are allowed to edit. There they could demonstrate the level of > experience, without changing other content of the page. > > Here is an idea to extend this thought. > > At the moment there is in the top side bar an entry for "Users& > Projects". Following that link will lead to the "intro" page in the > projects namespace, with entries of users of MyHDL. Looking at the links > there, I see some people have just edited their content in the > 'projects' namespace - like myself. Others have done a mix. Some content > is in the 'projects' namespace. Other is in the 'users' namespace. > > Here is an idea for beginners. > > If someone get's a new account to the wiki, that user will get an entry > in the projects:intro page - edited by the admin. That entry is a link > to 'users:<login name>'. The new user can only edit content under the > namespace 'users:<login name>'. That way it is possible to contribute to > the page, but restrict editing access to users namespace. All possible and meaningful, but even then, it's reasonable to assume that one has to complete a significant MyHDL project before being able to contribute meaningful content. I think I'll still ask for that first. -- Jan Decaluwe - Resources bvba - http://www.jandecaluwe.com Python as a HDL: http://www.myhdl.org VHDL development, the modern way: http://www.sigasi.com Analog design automation: http://www.mephisto-da.com World-class digital design: http://www.easics.com |