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The CAGwiki is up and running!
http://wiki.cheapassgamer.com/

Please contact me via PM if you want editing privledges.


As of June 3rd, I've sent out passwords to each of you who expressed interest in editing the CAGwiki.

Simply login with your CAG username and the password from the registration email, which was sent to the email address you have on file with CAG.

For starters, I'm going to give wubb, genocidal, and kaw CAGwiki sysop powers.

Editing permission is by request only. If you want to be able to edit, just PM me and I will quickly setup your CAGwiki account.
We can always open it up later.

If you posted in this thread and didn't explicitly say you were interested, I didn't register you. Just let me know if you want in.
Have fun!

Good Suggestions

Originally Posted by Moxio I've still got the Newbie Guide, so I'd be glad to add that.

Originally Posted by evilmax17 There can be entries for all of the acronyms, and all of the other frequently asked questions that we get from new users.

Originally Posted by wubb It would be a good idea to have a specific style guide to follow. Wikipedia's is here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style If/once there are a lot of guides, etc. up it might be cool if the front page could just show a random sampling and/or you could just put a featured article of the day/week (depending on how often you want to update)

The below idea could especially be good for "best deals".

Originally Posted by JSweeney Hall of Fame and Hall of Infamy might be nice additions under CAG History.

Originally Posted by wubb An idea for the front page until there is some content would be links to pages that would be top priority to create. Maybe 'List of CAG acronyms', etc.

Originally Posted by kaw Greatest Hits, Platinum Hits, Collector's Choice game lists seem like natural fits for the wiki. These are lists that we have stickied in the forums, but need routine updates from either the OP or a moderator. If we had the lists centralized, so more people could update them regularly, I think it would benefit everyone.

I did a lot of work on the CAG wikipedia article before it got wiped, I would be willing to help as much as I could.

*zoinks*!

Originally Posted by Kayden *zoinks*!

Wasn't there an emoticon for that?

Originally Posted by jmcc Wasn't there an emoticon for that?

:scoobysnacks: ?

Originally Posted by Kayden *zoinks*!

Is that a "zoinks" as its something you might be interested in, or a "zoinks" as in who gives a shit.

I may be able to help (having run a wiki before). Some wiki scripts have different formatting rules, but I'm generally familiar with the most common ones.

Alright, time to get the CAG Detectives together to figure out what it'll be before it launches.

Cheapedia? CAGipedia? Chronicling the history o' CAG?

Perhaps a YMMV archive, chronicling how individual stores are in terms of clearances and sales, so that users can see which ones have historically been fruitful?

Taking all bets!

Well, its really up to the CAG community on what it will contain.
Shopping/Trading Guides, CAG history, the sky is the limit!

Right now I am trying to figure out how I am going to handle editing permissions. I have a few options:

1) Open editing for all / No registration required (probably not the best idea)

2) Tie the CAGwiki in with the forums database. Anyone who is registered on the forums can edit.
(forum registration required)

3) Editing permission by request only (if you want to be able to edit, you contact me and I setup your CAGwiki account)

Regardless of what we choose, I will need some CAGwiki moderators who can keep the content formatted properly.

for whomever writes it up remember its Wombat, W-O-M-B-A-T

Originally Posted by CheapyD Well, its really up to the CAG community on what it will contain. Shopping/Trading Guides, CAG history, the sky is the limit! Right now I am trying to figure out how I am going to handle editing permissions. I have a few options: 1) Open editing for all / No registration required (probably not the best idea) 2) Tie the CAGwiki in with the forums database. Anyone who is registered on the forums can edit. (forum registration required) 3) Editing permission by request only (if you want to be able to edit, you contact me and I setup your CAGwiki account) Regardless of what we choose, I will need some CAGwiki moderators who can keep the content formatted properly.

You'd probably better do #3 there.

I'd prefer #3 as I won't have to hack the wiki software.

#1 or 2 would be great, but you need a dedicated team of people that will be constantly looking over the recent changes to revert any

I'd be willing to edit, although my style is more to just correct grammar or add small details as I read articles.

2 or 3 would be best, as it will assure that the person at least *should* know a bit about the site before writing up whatever. Option 3 seems like a lot of work if you have to set the accounts up manually.

Originally Posted by Genocidal 2 or 3 would be best, as it will assure that the person at least *should* know a bit about the site before writing up whatever. Option 3 seems like a lot of work if you have to set the accounts up manually.

Less work than all the reverting you'd have to do by giving the mob full access, though.

It shouldn't be too bad...I can put a link on the CAGwiki that will dispatch a PM to myself. Then I just need to enter in their name and email address and the CAGwiki account info will be emailed to them automatically.

Sounds a lot easier than I was imagining, just as long as you don't get 75,000 PMs from users refreshing every 5 minutes

Originally Posted by CheapyD Is that a "zoinks" as its something you might be interested in, or a "zoinks" as in who gives a shit.

Have you ever known me to write something constructive?

It was more of a bump.

I can help somewhat, sure.

My wiki skills are rusty at best...