[gameprogrammer] Re: Game Programmer Wiki

On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 03:20 -0500, Chris Nystrom wrote:
> On 4/13/05, Bob Pendleton <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >=20
> > There has been very little activity on the wiki and it is taking a lot
> > of my time to scrap the spam out of the thing. Is there a strong desire
> > for me to keep it up? Or, should I just get rid of it?
> 
> I like the idea of a wiki and have been intending to contribute to it.
> On the other hand, it is unforunate that it is taking so much of your
> time. I wonder if there is any way to deal with the spam problem
> directly, so that it does not take so much of your time, or is spam
> just a given? Surely other wikis have had to deal with the same
> problem?

MoinMoin has a collaborative spam filtering system that knocks out the
majority of spam. But, just like any other spam filter it is not perfect
and I get a major spam incursion 2 or 3 times a week. Before I set up
the spam filter it was getting hit several times a day.

                Bob Pendleton 

> 
> > If you want it
> > kept up, can I get some input into what you would like to see there?
> 
> Tutorials, links to other resources, etc.
> 
> > Right now it is trying to be all things to everyone and I don't think
> > that works. I think it should be more focused. For example, we could
> > track down the USENET FAQs on graphics, sound, and games, and try to
> > build a real game programming FAQ.
> 
> That sounds like it would be a great resource.
> 
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