There are a lot of effectively obsolete pages at the App.net Wiki - http://appdotnetwiki.net/ - some in need of explicit instructions for new viewers, others requiring edits to bring them up-to-date.
I'm never ever in favour of deletions, hate broken links; we should simply work around them. But that's only my opinion.
Some time ago I put together a style guide, attempting to create a uniform look for the Wiki. It's here: http://appdotnetwiki.net/w/index.php?title=Help:Editing.
It has 2 sections I think may be appropriate in a make-over…
Categories should be added to pages to indicate status: either 'obsolete' or 'in need of enhancement.' The listings will be brought together on two temporary pages, ready for action.
I think we can use Banners to alert viewers that pages are obsolete, even perhaps in need of work - the latter hopefully a temporary situation.
Add banners at the top of pages, for example looking like:
- "| ! | Obsoleted |" or
- "| ? | Needs work |"
Simple.
The Felix page is a special example of a banner-ed page: http://appdotnetwiki.net/w/index.php?title=Felix.
It's a trivial thing to display all the Wiki's pages: http://appdotnetwiki.net/w/index.php?title=Special:AllPages.
What's not trivial; deciding what to do, which pages aren't current.
The list, though quite large, should be able to have a quick and productive early run-through; App and Patter rooms' pages account for a good proportion of the total.
The great thing about Wikis; the number of tools available to classify pages means nothing gets left behind - even orphaned pages are listable.
Adding banners and defining categories to obsolete content then removing links on calling pages seems the easiest way to hide stuff.
- Remove ADNmeetup & Featured activities - unfortunately stale,
- Remove Glossary, History, Threading, Timeline, Vernacular - as having scant or trivial content.
- Resources for new users - e.g. its first link is dead.
To be continued…
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Legit. Very much in favor of the banners. I'll think about if I have any actually productive feedback for this over the week. ;)