Has anyone browsed this wiki? What do we think?

http://www.teageek.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Alan

On Feb 3, 6:55*pm, Alan > wrote:
> Has anyone browsed this wiki? What do we think?
>
> http://www.teageek.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
>
> Alan

It's pretty light on content. See, the big thing is that with any
website (teageek, blogs, teachat, etc.) it is a centralized and
impermanent thing. To pour time and resources into fleshing out a site
like that could all be wasted and useless if the owner stops paying
for hosting or the domain, and everything disappears forever. The
great thing about groups like this (Usenet) is that they are
decentralized, spread out amongst thousands of servers all over the
net, and archived forever. Sure, theoretically it all could go away,
but the chances are almost nil and it is free and possible for anyone
to simply keep a server going on their own indefinitely.

It's something many people don't think about because favorite websites
seem to stay around forever, but even well intentioned people get
busy, get bored, move on, whatever and in an instant all of the
compiled knowledge is gone too. Just something to think about.

- Dominic

I like the wikipedia format. Somebody put a lot of time in the
Oriental Beauty entry I quoted recently which isnt found on The Free
Encyclopedia btw. Dominic is right why contribute when it might
crumble into Web dust. I do know there are tea pages still around
that were spawned at the instant of the Web Big Bang.. Google Groups
never forgets.

Jim

PS After the recent PPP I had second thoughts about attending
another. What possibly could MOI learn besides seeing a group getting
drunk on tea and yixing geometry means something. One night Im lying
in bed it struck me I have to give back in my own way what I learned
on my own and from others about tea. I like to think long after I am
gone someone can tell a story where they met a geezerly curmudgeon who
started them on the road to tea discovery.

On Feb 3, 5:51 pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Feb 3, 6:55 pm, Alan > wrote:
>
> > Has anyone browsed this wiki? What do we think?
>
> >http://www.teageek.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
>
> > Alan
>
> It's pretty light on content. See, the big thing is that with any
> website (teageek, blogs, teachat, etc.) it is a centralized and
> impermanent thing. To pour time and resources into fleshing out a site
> like that could all be wasted and useless if the owner stops paying
> for hosting or the domain, and everything disappears forever. The
> great thing about groups like this (Usenet) is that they are
> decentralized, spread out amongst thousands of servers all over the
> net, and archived forever. Sure, theoretically it all could go away,
> but the chances are almost nil and it is free and possible for anyone
> to simply keep a server going on their own indefinitely.
>
> It's something many people don't think about because favorite websites
> seem to stay around forever, but even well intentioned people get
> busy, get bored, move on, whatever and in an instant all of the
> compiled knowledge is gone too. Just something to think about.
>
> - Dominic

"Dominic T." > writes:

> On Feb 3, 6:55*pm, Alan > wrote:
> > Has anyone browsed this wiki? What do we think?
> >
> > http://www.teageek.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
> >
> > Alan
>
> It's pretty light on content. See, the big thing is that with any
> website (teageek, blogs, teachat, etc.) it is a centralized and
> impermanent thing. To pour time and resources into fleshing out a site
> like that could all be wasted and useless if the owner stops paying
> for hosting or the domain, and everything disappears forever. The
> great thing about groups like this (Usenet) is that they are
> decentralized, spread out amongst thousands of servers all over the
> net, and archived forever. Sure, theoretically it all could go away,
> but the chances are almost nil and it is free and possible for anyone
> to simply keep a server going on their own indefinitely.
>
> It's something many people don't think about because favorite websites
> seem to stay around forever, but even well intentioned people get
> busy, get bored, move on, whatever and in an instant all of the
> compiled knowledge is gone too. Just something to think about.

I couldn't agree with you more, Dominic. Despite all the annoyances,
RFDT forever!

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html
recently updated: hui ming

On Feb 3, 5:51*pm, "Dominic T." > wrote:
> On Feb 3, 6:55*pm, Alan > wrote:
>
> > Has anyone browsed this wiki? What do we think?
>
> >http://www.teageek.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
>
> > Alan
>
> It's pretty light on content. See, the big thing is that with any
> website (teageek, blogs, teachat, etc.) it is a centralized and
> impermanent thing. To pour time and resources into fleshing out a site
> like that could all be wasted and useless if the owner stops paying
> for hosting or the domain, and everything disappears forever. The
> great thing about groups like this (Usenet) is that they are
> decentralized, spread out amongst thousands of servers all over the
> net, and archived forever. Sure, theoretically it all could go away,
> but the chances are almost nil and it is free and possible for anyone
> to simply keep a server going on their own indefinitely.
>
> It's something many people don't think about because favorite websites
> seem to stay around forever, but even well intentioned people get
> busy, get bored, move on, whatever and in an instant all of the
> compiled knowledge is gone too. Just something to think about.
>
> - Dominic

You're right, of course. While the blogs and wikis and web sites are
glitzy, there's a lot to be said for Usenet. And you said it. There's
been discussion on RFDT lately about whether people have been leaving
us for these blogs, etc. I guess we'll always be here if/when they
decide to come back.

Alan

This site has nothing really special. Just everyday ordinary and nothing unique content.
But sometimes many things of this site come handy but overall its just ok.