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RUTTAN, ERIC [OXF 70042] wrote:
Eric (Ruttan) - could we create an FTP password that would
give rotary people access to just that directory?
Certainly John.
I suggest it would be good for the group to appoint
someone(s) to be a gate keeper of the files. Everyone
doing it might be less functional.
Just upload a document (in DOC format) and a short
abstract
that we can put in the html index.
Then all we'd have to do is maintain the html links and
add
some indexing structure.
I suggest doing the whole thing in HTML. Simple easy and
light, and anyone can read it. Word will save as HTML.
What does the group say?
I would also like to know what the group says. I heard the earlier comment about setting up a Wiki and really like the idea. One of the problems with Best Practices sites is that the owners generally maintain control; fine for ensuring information quality, but not so fine if they get pulled away because of other time demands, and the site stagnates.
I like the Canard Aviation forum but it's a forum. As such it's great for soliciting comments but very difficult to go through everybody's opinions if you're looking for a specific answer to a specific question. Putting a lot of documentation online isn't likely to improve the situation.
Wikis are different. Sinnce they're edited by visitors you don't have as much of a guarantee of information quality (although you can have editorial review of content if you want) but you also get much higher contribution rates. And since the information is sorted into a hierarchy (not just top-level categories, but sectional drill-downs) it's easy to find what you're looking for.
I would be willing to set up and host the Wiki but I won't do it if nobody will use it. Any thoughts? I can provide a sample site if you like.
Regards,
Chad
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