[Molecularmechanics] Molecular structure

[Jim Phillips]

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Konrad Hinsen wrote:

> On Friday 24 October 2003 18:09, Jim Phillips wrote:
>
> > For hashing through various issues raised by a proposal (as in this case)
> > the Wiki is a good place to both add facts (e.g., "CML does it this way")
> > to the existing text, to expand on existing pro/con discussions, or to add
> > comments or other options.
>
> I think that facts should definitely be on the Wiki. On the other hand, it is
> not such a great place for discussions as there is no trace of time order nor
> authorship (unless explicitly marked). Extending a list of pros and cons is
> of course useful, but detailed arguments can easily create information
> overload.

Wiki's live by convention.  Make short comments, put them immediately
after the comment you are responding to, and add your name.  Detailed
arguments expected to have some lasting relevance should probably get
their own Wiki page so they can be dissected separately.  For example:

  Clearly we should use the new XML-based Microsoft Word file format for
  all molecular data to ensure cross-platform compatibility.  -BillGates

  Excel would be more appropriate for numeric data.  -AlanGreenspan

  I strongly disagree, because NumbersAreEvil.  -ArnoldSchwarzenegger

Does anyone have experience using a Wiki with an email list before?  Is
there an example of how things were done that we can learn from?

-Jim