I'm not against wikis, but in the case of the !(echo/atom/pie) project I don't think it was the best or appropriate tool - it's a lot of work for little gain. What gains are made cannot be fully understood since the history and context is lost or as the say in wiki parlance refactored. Large scale active wikis are too chaotic and disorganized. I had time that I was willing to devote to the conversation and did initially - I have a lot to say on the matter. Alas they are absent as I quickly discovered that my time could be better spent elsewhere doing something more meaningful."
I'll also have to add my name to the spot on the list just below his of people that are starting to think the same thing. Yesterday, I wanted to answer two simple questions - what was the status of the work being done around permalinks and archives and what was the general thinking around pursuing the work under a more formal umbrella such as the IETF.
I wasted close to 90 minutes not getting answers to these questions - and until I get answers to these questions, I can't even begin to think about where the !(echo/atom/pie) project might fit in with our efforts. Compare this to the Provisioning Registry Protocol Working Group of the IETF that I contributed to during 2000-02. Subject matter aside, it takes even a casual reader less than five minutes to figure out exactly where the effort is at. And if they have specific questions, all relevant resources are listed in a readable, useable format. Compare this to "The Project" - for instance, where' are the mailing list archives?
If The Project is sincere about its goals, it needs to get serious about its structure and processes - or someone needs to spend some serious time instructing me in the finer art of Wikiness.
