Re: [steem] Organizing the Atari scene
- From: "Edouard Lombard" <edouard@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <steem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 19:36:50 +0100
Hi Russell, I'm glad you reacted to my suggestion. You said it yourself:
there is too much information and only a few people maintaining the =
sites.
But finding a way to organize the interface with the public can't be as =
hard
as creating content. The emulators are there (thanks to you), the =
software
is there, and the technical knowledge is dispersed throughout the =
Internet
(forums for instance). But we know that forums make the information hard =
to
find unless the message has been posted recently, and there is only one
forum with all the people. That's why letting everyone contribute to a =
site
is not enough, because it would result in a forum- or blog- type of =
site,
and the information would be hard to find for beginners. As in technical
manuals, the information must be compiled by experts and put in a sorted =
and
accessible way. The initiative has to come from somewhere, and it must =
be
handled the same way as a professional project if it wants a chance to
succeed. Of course, the main problem with such a fusion attempt in the =
Atari
world would be the relationship with the holders of intellectual =
properties.
It offers a single entity to attack for these people, and as you know, =
you
must divide to reign. So is it worth it to organize the Atari scene? If =
most
of you think so, I'd be willing to take an active part in it.
Edouard Lombard
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ROM-Disk
Hi,
> Let's get serious for a moment, if we want to make the Atari
> passion live not only with a concentrated kernel of fans, but
> with all the people that once had an Atari (and they were
> numerous), we must help organize the "scene", like with any
> other scene in the computer world. Why not have a central site,
> closely linked with the principal ST & ST emulation sites. OK,
> LGD is already there for that, with its forums. Then why not
> let dedicated ST fans have editorial rights on such a central
> site and let them post on it more beginner-oriented tutorials:
> which programs to use for the most common tasks (emulation,
> writing st disks, ripping st disks, st hardware, buy/sell
> hardware, promoting awareness of abandonware and why it should
> be legal). I'd really be delighted to hear about what anyone
> has to say about this suggestion.
I think that is a very good idea, the problem at the moment is that all =
the
sites are only maintained by a few people and there is just too much
information to keep up with. If there was a hub that anyone could =
contribute
to that really would make things easier to find. Most of the info needed =
is
available, but searching through so many sites to find it is very =
difficult
(especially if you don't know exactly what you are looking for).
Something like this has already been mentioned on the forums here:
http://www.atari-forum.com/
That is the most active Atari site, so maybe that is the best place to
discuss it.
Sincerely,
Russell Hayward
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