On 12/14/22 13:50, Polarian wrote:
Hello,
I have realised a lot of the ArchWiki discussions are very empty, and have not
been used for years for some of the pages. At first I thought this was because
the pages were just not edited very often, but now I have realised that even
the most popular pages do not have many discussions.
Is there a mailing list for the ArchWiki, or do ArchWiki memebers use an
alternative form of discussion to discuss wiki related subjects?
Thank you,
Polarian
The crux of the matter is we used to have a very active wiki that welcomed
user contributions. Some 5-7 years ago (hell maybe 10 by now), most, if not
all user contributions were summarily removed or poorly rewritten. It
literally became pointless to contribute to the wiki as whatever you
researched and added would simply be removed.
In many ways the wiki, while still the best among distros, now suffers and has
become stale in areas.
It's not a right or wrong issue, it's just the direction Arch decided to take
regarding control of the wiki. What we have now is the natural consequence of
that decision.
--
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
