Nice Brian!

Ryan
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Jake,
the showman is the ultimate surf amp, but not all people want the ultimate sound.
so go figure.

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Jeff(bigtikidude)

Lets save the bitching until we actually get some content on the Wiki, okay?

It isn't turned on for logins yet. I'm still thinking about how to handle that. But, soon. I've asked a few people if they would like to help out. I would really like Moon_Dawg to update his Cowabunga Surf Music FAQ. Right now I'm thinking about getting a small group of people together to help with it. If things don't immediately go to hell then we can open it up for more casual users.

As you can see, I started scratching out a list of bands and their releases. Wow, would that be a project! But it would be something really cool to have. It would be years in the making I think.

And if anyone would like to make a 135x135 pixel logo for it, that would be awesome too. I like LHR's Tiki guy, but I'm already using that on myspace.

Any thoughts on how we should use the wiki? I'd love to hear them.

Site dude - S3 Agent #202
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Read it and weep, Jake. I don't think Feist, Viva Voce, or Oasis will be mentioned in the Wiki either.

btw Brian, wow! Very nice!

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Brian
Any thoughts on how we should use the wiki? I'd love to hear them.

Some initial thoughts:

• • a chronology of the most significant bands/tracks per year (probably captured from a series of polls)
• • a basic glossary of terms for those interested to find out about the genre.. and a more specialized version for those who are (or want to be) players.. and not only for guitars (remember those Hammonds!)
• • biographies of ourselves (particularly, those who are making a living from playing).. and how the music is accepted.. and how you actually "run a business" from your music
• • mp3 files of standard techniques for further, specialized study (tremolo picking, degrees of 'drip', reverb differences, etc)
    I'm also not sure if some of the content from the main web site actually could be migrated to the wiki; should the "main site" become more of a 'forum-only' place and the wiki becomes the primary location for information?
    

For me, I see the wiki as more of a repository of information, for how-to do things, something of history, etc... The content would be more-or-less static and the main web site would be used for news and the forum. In fact, information gleaned from the discussion forum would/could end-up as documents in the wiki..

Remember, the idea of the wiki is getting closer to the original idea of the web - about having documents that are developed by many people at once... but the end result is the idea of hypertext and the linking of information and ideas.

I wouldn't really think the wiki should become another 'forum'.

I'm as free from money as a frog is from feathers

You may have to do some kind of sync of the accounting info?

The wiki is back!

http://wiki.surfguitar101.com/

All SG101 members have edit rights. Hopefully we can crowd source some good info.

If you don't see your name in the upper left, just log out of SG101, then log back in SG101. Then visit the wiki. It should recognize you then. This should be a 1 time only thing.

I haven't done much with it. I started a SG101 FAQ. I also started a band encyclopedia. I created a template page for bands, and then a page for the Nebulas. I didn't have the CD's in front of me, so I am missing some details, dates, and track listings. But hopefully another inspired editor can fill in the holes. That's the beauty of a wiki.

Other things we could add: a list of DVDs, a list of guitar instructional stuff (tab books, DVD's, software). The sky is the limit.

I hope some of you find it fun and useful.

Site dude - S3 Agent #202
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Yes I will add a link on the sidebar soon.

Hooray we had our first non-Brian edit to the wiki today! Thanks Jonpaul! Here is a quick primer on how to add a band to the band database:

• Edit the Band Database page. Add a link to the new band like this:

  /TheNewBand - New Band

• Save the Band Database page

• Now click on the new link for TheNewBand
• The wiki will ask you if you want to create a new page or use a template. Choose the BandTemplate which will pre-fill out a bunch of stuff for you to change.

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Last edited: Nov 17, 2012 15:58:02

If you've never done a wiki before, there is a bit of a learning curve, but please see the resources on the front page of the wiki. There is help for beginners and a more in-depth WikiCourse which runs through most everything:

http://wiki.surfguitar101.com/WikiCourse

Once you get the hang of it is is a lot of fun.

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The Volcanos have a ton of singles. There used to be a fan-made website with all that info. I think it is gone now.

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