7 Components: the Function Pages - Developers

� Is there a check mechanism if, for instance, a part of the project
gets behind schedule because certain content could not be generated?
Who is responsible?
� They have to determine how and according to what rules the
project is to be moderated. Which procedures exist to solve internal
conflicts?
� How do you regulate the power differential that exists between
admins, maintainers and moderators and normal users? A separate
page should definitely be generated for such discussions. To
prevent someone from blocking the project, a backup should be
made at regular intervals and saved to a neutral server. To do
this, at least one additional person is required who is familiar
with the technology and has full access rights.
� Setting up central contact points has already been addressed.
This includes establishing pages such as “News” or “Conventions.”
Tip: Don't put too many expectations in your wiki. Not everything is
going to function properly right off the bat. Never forget that, with
all of the spontaneity, you are dealing with group processes and
learning processes that take time. Associative thinking, creative seizing
of ideas and cooperation are not prevalent in our form of society,
nor are insight and understanding in organizational issues.
18.2
Collecting Cooperative Ideas and Generating
Project Outlines
The hunters and gatherers must first collect ideas and ultimately
formulate a draft paper (project outline). They already have several
suggestions. A possible title would be “Get Out of the Cave. Prospects
for the Future in the Neolithic Age.” The advantages of sedentariness
could be thematicized, or new techniques in cross-country
plowing. Workshops on band ceramics are to provide a cultural supplement
to the conference.
The draft paper describes the beginning and end, the title, goal
and possible content of the conference. By making the ideas more
concrete and compact, we can achieve more clarity for ourselves,
and the paper can be presented to sponsors for their decision. Thus,
we can already utilize two advantages of the wiki.
18.2 Collecting Cooperative Ideas and Generating Project Outlines
Project outlines
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