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:: By the same token though, the chances are that anyone we did turn down because of that would have added a lot of content are low. So it's unlikely that we're losing much, if we do that. | :: By the same token though, the chances are that anyone we did turn down because of that would have added a lot of content are low. So it's unlikely that we're losing much, if we do that. | ||
:: The 'contact' thing is not an issue; on starting an account, MediaWiki sends out a temporary password via email. So every account has a working associated email address (at least to start); and there is a [https://gunkies.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Jnc link] on everyone's home page on the wiki which allows anyone here to send them email. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 13:29, 24 April 2022 (CEST) | :: The 'contact' thing is not an issue; on starting an account, MediaWiki sends out a temporary password via email. So every account has a working associated email address (at least to start); and there is a [https://gunkies.org/wiki/Special:EmailUser/Jnc link] on everyone's home page on the wiki which allows anyone here to send them email. [[User:Jnc|Jnc]] ([[User talk:Jnc|talk]]) 13:29, 24 April 2022 (CEST) | ||
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| + | Sometimes this site goes down and is unavailable for a short period. So far it has always come back up, but there's always the concern that it might not always do so in the future. So I wonder: '''is the data backed up or mirrored somewhere'''? Granted, archive.org does an ok job: https://web.archive.org/web/20220000000000*/https://gunkies.org/wiki/Main_Page But it would be nice with a more proactive strategy. [[User:Larsbrinkhoff|Larsbrinkhoff]] ([[User talk:Larsbrinkhoff|talk]]) 09:13, 6 October 2022 (CEST) | ||
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Need help
Can we get the Amiga pointing to the Amiga?
Is there arny specific way in which I could help? Kuro 20:17, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
Real names?
Should we ask for real names to go with accounts, when people apply? (This is not for the 'account name - people can use pretty much whatever they want, there.) Classic computer people mostly use their real names (maybe because we're old-fashioned :-). I like knowing who people really are; the anonymity of Wikipedia has always irked me. But if people want to allow anonymous editors here, I'd be OK with that. Jnc (talk) 01:12, 24 April 2022 (CEST)
- I think it's fine to ask for their name, and have a preference for attaching a real name to an account name. Whether to require it is another matter. My main concern with anonymity is that it makes it difficult to contact people. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 06:56, 24 April 2022 (CEST)
- Well, exactly: it's the require I'm unsure about, and am asking for opinions on.
- We don't exactly have a large editor community, despite my pleading several times on CCTalk; a number of people have shown up and gotten accounts, but somehow, almost all have never generated much content. So, if there was someone out there who was prepared to add a lot of good content, we'd be foolish to turn them down just because they want to be anonymous.
- By the same token though, the chances are that anyone we did turn down because of that would have added a lot of content are low. So it's unlikely that we're losing much, if we do that.
- The 'contact' thing is not an issue; on starting an account, MediaWiki sends out a temporary password via email. So every account has a working associated email address (at least to start); and there is a link on everyone's home page on the wiki which allows anyone here to send them email. Jnc (talk) 13:29, 24 April 2022 (CEST)
Backup/mirror?
Sometimes this site goes down and is unavailable for a short period. So far it has always come back up, but there's always the concern that it might not always do so in the future. So I wonder: is the data backed up or mirrored somewhere? Granted, archive.org does an ok job: https://web.archive.org/web/20220000000000*/https://gunkies.org/wiki/Main_Page But it would be nice with a more proactive strategy. Larsbrinkhoff (talk) 09:13, 6 October 2022 (CEST)
