YWAMKnowledgeBase talk:Meeting 20080204

I wish I had been able to make it to the meeting, but a side effect of being in Florida raising support is that my schedule is seriously off kilter. I'd like to chime in for just a second on the topic of people not understanding the KB. I think that the biggest problem is that people don't understand wikis in general. Most people have never heard of them, and the best example I can use is Wikipedia, because everyone has heard of that. The problem is, most people (including Loren Cunningham) have a misconceptions concerning that site, because they see it as an anarchist/vandal free-for-all. I think that perhaps the best way to communicate the essence of what the kb is to people who are not fellow geeks is to explain the benefits of a wiki without actually using the work wiki or mentioning Wikipedia. --crashsystems

I'll join the after-meeting. I hope your systems never crash ;) So, I guess I was not aware that concerns about a wiki in general are so far reaching within YWAM. Anyways, as I said I'll think about a flyer that could advertise and explain the KB. If you have any ideas about how it could said in a few words what the YWAMKB is and at the same time addressing concerns in a way that people feel that things are not out of control and not just everyone can tell lies, mess up things, or whatever but also in a way that does not raise concerns for those who do not know about how a wiki works, then let me know. Sounds a bit like a tough job to me so far. Neo
 * It is somewhat unfortunate that the work wiki sounds a bit like wikka (a form of witchcraft/paganism). If have had a few mis-conceptions like this. I like the play the Hawaii card here: wiki means quick in Hawaiian, infact you want to say wikiwiki if you mean very quick. (The Hawaii airport shuttle is called the Wikiwiki I think). All a wiki is, is a quick and simple way of editing a website. I also like to use words like "collaborative" and "work together". But I agree that there are common fears. Perhaps we should list them and answer them and stick them on the FAQ sections? --Kev-The-Hasty 15:17, 5 February 2008 (CET)