From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Re: howto and faq Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:22:23 -0400 Message-ID: <48272B4F.6090001@tmr.com> References: <20080207164249.GA7116@rap.rap.dk> <47AECC59.1020808@dgreaves.com> <20080210111404.GA4823@rap.rap.dk> <47AF4094.3040702@dgreaves.com> <20080511103243.GA1128@rap.rap.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20080511103243.GA1128@rap.rap.dk> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Keld_J=F8rn_Simonsen?= Cc: David Greaves , linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Keld J=F8rn Simonsen wrote: > On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 06:21:08PM +0000, David Greaves wrote: > =20 >> Keld J=F8rn Simonsen wrote: >> =20 >>> I would then like that to be reflected in the main page. >>> I would rather that this be called "Howto and FAQ - Linux raid" >>> than "Main Page - Linux Raid". Is that possible? >>> =20 >> Just like C has a main() wiki's have a Main Page :) >> >> I guess it could be changed but I think it involves editing the Medi= awiki config >> - maybe next time I'm in there... >> =20 > > I would appreciate if this change be made soon... > > =20 >>> And then, how do we structure the pages? I think we need a new sect= ion >>> for the FAQ. >>> =20 >> By all means create an FAQ page and link to answers or other relevan= t sections >> of the wiki. Bear in mind that this is a reference work and whilst i= t may >> contain tutorials the idea is that it contains (reasonably) authorit= ative >> information about the linux raid subsystem (linking to the source, k= ernel docs >> or man pages if that's more appropriate). >> =20 > > I have now created a FAQ section on the wiki. > > =20 >>> I have had a look at other search engines, yahoo and msn. >>> Our pages do show up within the 10 first hits for "linux raid". >>> So that is not that bad. Still, Google has the >>> http://linux-raid.osdl.org/ page as number 127. That is very bad. >>> Maybe something about it being referenced from wikipedia? >>> =20 > > We are now number 6 on google for "linux raid". Most of the other top= pages > are quite old info, say 4 to 8 years old, and not mentioning mdadm no= r > raid10. I would like to do some work to get rid of the outdated info,= as > it is quite bad guidance to users. I have contacted a number of the > authors for the other top pages, but to no avail. > > I have then looked at who is referencing the top pages, via the Googl= e > "link: URL" feature. For our own pages this is a sad story. Almost > nobody but ourselves are referencing it. That is, the links are mostl= y > our own pages referencing our own pages, or mail archive pages of > linux-raid ML referencing the wiki.=20 > > I would really like to have this improved. That is, if people on this= ML > could add links to http://linux-raid.osdl.org/ eg from their home pag= es > - "I am participating in the Linux kernel RAID mailing list with wiki > pages at http://linux-raid.osdl.org/" and/or include a reference to t= he > URL when discussing RAID issues on other fora.=20 > =20 Just a public thanks and "please do" for this. I will update my=20 appropriate pages with this on the next update. --=20 Bill Davidsen "Woe unto the statesman who makes war without a reason that will stil= l be valid when the war is over..." Otto von Bismark=20 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html