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The main problem I see here is that, even if a wiki wasn't too nebulous a solution to this problem, it is almost certainly perceived as one. Do you want to keep
by antics 16y ago
The main problem I see here is that, even if a wiki wasn't too nebulous a solution to this problem, it is almost certainly perceived as one. Do you want to keep up Yet Another Wiki(tm)? Because I sure don't.
But besides that, it actually probably is too nebulous a solution. Wikis are great for well-defined, discrete quantities, e.g., Princess Diana. You can define it, tell what happened, etc. How do you do the same for an article like "Raising Angel Investors"? You don't, and hence people write articles about it instead.
In response to a comment by the OP [see below, or http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1618744 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1618744], I proposed that we simply start by addressing the problem in the most basic terms we can, i.e., an HN faq or thereabouts, much like Reddit's Programming faq [http://code.reddit.com/wiki/help/faqs/programming http://code.reddit.com/wiki/help/faqs/programming], but I'm very open to suggestions, and -- as an enthusiastic denizen of this community -- I'm also completely willing to help with the legwork required to make a plan that doesn't suck come to fruition.