OOTP-Wiki?

jameyhammock · 06-23-2005, 12:29 PM

Would anyone be willing to host an OOTP-Wiki? The software is open source, so it's just a question of hosting. This community is so strong and active, I can see that quickly becoming a valuable resource. Think of the possibilities...

A manual that can be as in-depth as the community wants. The existing manual is a good starting point, but there's a lot of knowledge about OOTP in this community that should be documented and shared
A list of online leagues. I know theasfl has been doing a great service by collecting and posting this info so far, but wouldn't it be great if anyone could maintain this information?
A knowledgebase of FAQs and walkthroughs for everything from commishing an online league to setting up and running a historical solo league
A collection of all of the many studies and findings of the OOTP forums members

jamey

andymac · 06-23-2005, 12:30 PM

This is a great idea.

kq76 · 06-23-2005, 12:46 PM

TotalEnd98 already started it awhile ago.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...highlight=wiki http://www.halcyonsanctuary.com/wiki....php/Main_Page
http://www.halcyonsanctuary.com/wiki...p/OOTP6_Manual

EDIT: Fixed the links.

andymac · 06-23-2005, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kq76

TotalEnd98 already started it awhile ago.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...highlight=wiki http://www.halcyonsanctuary.com/wik...x.php/Main_Page
http://www.halcyonsanctuary.com/wik...hp/OOTP6_Manual

TotalEnd's is more of an Off-Topic Wiki. It doesn't really cover the game, though I guess we could just combine them.

gordyhulten · 06-23-2005, 12:53 PM

I'd be willing to host it. Grab me on AIM (gordyhulten) or MSN (gordyhulten AT gmail_DOT_com).

Edit: Maybe not. Looking over the instructions, it looks a little over my head. Anybody willing to help? How much experience/knowledge is needed?

tward13 · 06-23-2005, 12:57 PM

Great idea. There was a post ages ago on how to expand a league and how to deal with franchise moves.

A run through on the best ways to set-up an historical sim would be most appreciated. Including some of the best add-ons (with how-tos) to provide the best experience.

kq76 · 06-23-2005, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andymac

TotalEnd's is more of an Off-Topic Wiki. It doesn't really cover the game, though I guess we could just combine them.

Well, when I asked him in the thread at that first link he said he intended it for on-topic too. There's nothing stopping it from becoming more on-topic. The only thing it really needs past more content is a good index page to direct people to various sections.

endgame · 06-23-2005, 01:05 PM

This IS a great idea. In the past, I'd advocated manuals with context-sensitive help related links that would point to related threads in this forum. But what with the many interrelated subjects as well as those duplicated with variant names it makes that a bit more problematic. Still, an ideal setting, or as best I can imagine it would involve a key subject matter with related trees available wherein you could prune until your specific interest was satisfied.

A more sophisticated and comprehensive search function here, with much narrower possibilities still remains THE resource for an OOTP knowledge base. I can't count the number of times I've reset the thread dates to Show All from the Beginning and began to wander through the archives to revisit an issue I was examining. The collective here remains the one outstanding hall of evaluations and opinions that I ultimately trust.

spleen1015 · 06-23-2005, 01:09 PM

This should be combined with TotalEnd's. It is silly to have 2.

jnshmoo · 06-23-2005, 01:12 PM

I agree. TE's is already up and running, all it needs is for people to go there and start putting in On-Topic stuff.

jameyhammock · 06-23-2005, 01:22 PM

Yep, the work's already been done to set it up. Now we just have to work to add information to make it useful. Once a few folks start using it, it should snowball into something very valuable...

molarmite · 10-17-2006, 07:13 PM

Bump we should get this going again, update it, you know. I think it would be pretty sweet to build this thing up and include as many things as necessary.

06-23-2005, 12:29 PM	#1
jameyhammock Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 223	OOTP-Wiki? Would anyone be willing to host an OOTP-Wiki? The software is open source, so it's just a question of hosting. This community is so strong and active, I can see that quickly becoming a valuable resource. Think of the possibilities... A manual that can be as in-depth as the community wants. The existing manual is a good starting point, but there's a lot of knowledge about OOTP in this community that should be documented and shared A list of online leagues. I know theasfl has been doing a great service by collecting and posting this info so far, but wouldn't it be great if anyone could maintain this information? A knowledgebase of FAQs and walkthroughs for everything from commishing an online league to setting up and running a historical solo league A collection of all of the many studies and findings of the OOTP forums members jamey

06-23-2005, 12:30 PM	#2
andymac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 5,725	This is a great idea. __________________ June Madness: Links FTB: andymac

06-23-2005, 12:46 PM	#3
kq76 Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,035	TotalEnd98 already started it awhile ago. http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...highlight=wiki http://www.halcyonsanctuary.com/wiki....php/Main_Page http://www.halcyonsanctuary.com/wiki...p/OOTP6_Manual EDIT: Fixed the links. __________________ My OOTP Wishlist \| My FAQ List OOTP Wiki \| Your Recommended Team Nicknames, By City (A Crowdsourced Project) For Beta/Devs: Full screen (1920x1080) Last edited by kq76; 06-23-2005 at 12:48 PM.

06-23-2005, 12:53 PM	#5
gordyhulten All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,175	I'd be willing to host it. Grab me on AIM (gordyhulten) or MSN (gordyhulten AT gmail_DOT_com). Edit: Maybe not. Looking over the instructions, it looks a little over my head. Anybody willing to help? How much experience/knowledge is needed? __________________ Gordy Hulten Owner / General Manager Red Willow Roadrunners -- Kennel Series Champions: 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983 Dog Days Baseball - "The World's Best Online OOTP League" Creator inactive: Republican League - OOTP 2009 Dynasty inactive: Republican League Dynasty - Version 2.0 inactive: Republican League Dynasty Last edited by gordyhulten; 06-23-2005 at 12:56 PM.

06-23-2005, 01:05 PM	#8
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	This IS a great idea. In the past, I'd advocated manuals with context-sensitive help related links that would point to related threads in this forum. But what with the many interrelated subjects as well as those duplicated with variant names it makes that a bit more problematic. Still, an ideal setting, or as best I can imagine it would involve a key subject matter with related trees available wherein you could prune until your specific interest was satisfied. A more sophisticated and comprehensive search function here, with much narrower possibilities still remains THE resource for an OOTP knowledge base. I can't count the number of times I've reset the thread dates to Show All from the Beginning and began to wander through the archives to revisit an issue I was examining. The collective here remains the one outstanding hall of evaluations and opinions that I ultimately trust. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

06-23-2005, 12:57 PM	#6
tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,965	Great idea. There was a post ages ago on how to expand a league and how to deal with franchise moves. A run through on the best ways to set-up an historical sim would be most appreciated. Including some of the best add-ons (with how-tos) to provide the best experience.

06-23-2005, 01:09 PM	#9
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,008	This should be combined with TotalEnd's. It is silly to have 2.

06-23-2005, 01:12 PM	#10
jnshmoo All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Not Here Posts: 1,226	I agree. TE's is already up and running, all it needs is for people to go there and start putting in On-Topic stuff. __________________ Beer Snob and Baseball Sim Geek

06-23-2005, 01:22 PM	#11
jameyhammock Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 223	Yep, the work's already been done to set it up. Now we just have to work to add information to make it useful. Once a few folks start using it, it should snowball into something very valuable... Last edited by jameyhammock; 06-23-2005 at 01:25 PM.

10-17-2006, 07:13 PM	#12
molarmite Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 4,927	Bump we should get this going again, update it, you know. I think it would be pretty sweet to build this thing up and include as many things as necessary. __________________ From the wise mind of Davey Eckstein "Now all you need is a signature. A quote or initial, perhaps." [ Last edited by molarmite; 10-17-2006 at 07:23 PM.