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As a newbie to the rangefinder world, I have found this forum to be an indispensible part of not only my RF education, but quite frankly, my day. So I was thinking with all this great knowledge and information floating about, would it be worth or even feasable to create a wikipedia-like site exclusively dealing with all things rangefinder?
Just a thought.
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"Sharpness is a bourgeoise concept.." -- HCB
I've built corporate wikis and they need hosting, maintenance, and most important - accurate and well-written content. RFF could become the forum section of the wiki - it is feasible - but it would take far more resources on a continuing basis than would RFF. I think it would be difficult to pull off.
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I agree with Peter's assessment. Wikipedia is big and successful because the huge number of people (read: millions) who put in a little time. But pulling a wiki off with just a handful of people, especially on such a niche topic as rangefinders, will be difficult. Initially, people will be full of energy but the drag of maintenance and having to write new sections on a regular basis will deter all but the strongest.
Face it, us RFers are not cool enough to warrant an exclusive wiki for ourselves..
Good points all, and I forgot about camerapedia.... I was never cool enough for the cool kids anyway, maybe that's why I love rangefinders -- The cool kids just don't know what they are missing!
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Camerapedia is great, but it certainly needs some expanding! So, anyone with knowledge of specific gear/companies, I'd encourage you to go edit/create some articles.
Good points all, and I forgot about camerapedia.... I was never cool enough for the cool kids anyway, maybe that's why I love rangefinders -- The cool kids just don't know what they are missing!
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