[mythtv-users] Re: So there already *is* a MythTV wiki - COOL

[Peter Valdemar Morch]

Michael J. Sherman msherman-at-dsbox.com |Lists| wrote:
> 
>  > i'm also putting in a forum system that will link off
>  > the front of the wiki...
> 
> Wait, a forum?  

I agree that a forum and a mailing list is redundant. One or the other. 
We have a mailing list - lets not have a forum too. (My $0.02)

> See, that's it.  Pretty soon we'll be sending new users all over the 
> place, read that doc there, this doc here, that wiki thing over there, 
> try the forum, then perhaps the mailing list.  Users will just be all 
> the more confused.
> 
> Am I just all out on a limb here in thinking that more does not 
> necessarily mean better?  Anyone agree with me?

In my experience as a Myth newbie, I *already* had to look for 
documentation "all over the place". There was myth.org, Jarod's Guide 
and the mail archive. But because the its nature the mail archive is 
very disorganised. The same topic is covered in various aspects spread 
over many threads over a long time.

E.g. when trying to get mythfilldatabase, tv_grab_<non-NA> and channel 
changing to work, I ended up with 3435458 open browser windows 
struggling to organise it in my head. I ended up posting my experiences, 
but have since gotten wiser, and have contributed more snippets in 
various different threads. Now in all future threads I can simply refer to:

http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/XmlTv/MythChannelSetup

and all threads will contain the exact same updated information (with 
version history, of course!) I think this is *SO* excellent!


Peter

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