Orphaned Articles [modified]
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
I agree #1 - seems the most fair - credit where credit is due. There may be some old articles out there where the author can be contacted and is even active on CP still but for some reason no longer wishes to maintain the article. I know I don't use MFC/ATL anymore and so I don't keep those types articles up to date.
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it. - pTerry
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
Option #1 seems to be most popular and rightly so. So long as the mechanism for moving an article to abandoned is safe, it should not cause too much grief. I can even see the case for an active member not wanting to continue updating an existing article they own and allowing someone else to take it over.
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
I think #1, I like Bill Woodruff's points as well 'g'
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
I like option 1.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
Gotta be option 1. Dickens still wrote David Copperfield, regardless of how many TV/Film scriptwriters have a go at c*&king it up. [Mod] I also second the forward link proposition. VOTE FOR PROPOSITION 1! [/Mod]
Henry Minute If you open a can of worms, any viable solution *MUST* involve a larger can.
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
The forward link could also be solved by a "People who viewed this article also looked at ..." section that is displayed at the bottom of each article, similar to Amazon.
Best wishes, Hans
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
#1 It would be nice to have a banner on the original article state that it is no longer supported. While I think this is understood by most people, someone may be in such need that they try to contact anyway and get frustrated.
Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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There's been a lot of discussion over the years about updating articles not written by yourself, taking over old articles, and collaborating to keep old articles relevant. I figured it would be good to discuss this here in order to have the most people contribute. What would you like to see if an article is "abandoned" and the author can no longer be contacted? 1. The ability to create a new superceding article and have a formal link mechanism back to the old. 2. The ability to edit the article while keeping the original author 3. The ability to add your name to the article and edit it from there 4. The ability to take over the article completely 5. ...? [Edit] No one wants the ability to jump on to an article and make updates directly to the article itself?? (ie #3 or #4)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 5:12 AM
You could flag an article as being 'abandoned' by using a different background color for the header.
Best wishes, Hans
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