Why No Decred Wikipedia Page?

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  1. Jamie Holdstock

    Jamie Holdstock Jr. Member

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    Hi all,

    Why does Decred currently have no dedicated Wikipedia page? All I can find on there is a brief mention on the proof of stake page, and strangely quite a lot of information on the page for the abbreviation DCR.

    Would happily contribute to getting a page written if it is just a case of nobody has had the time yet?

    Jamie
     
  2. Ayush

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    If u r willing to start the work I'm ready to add all my knowledge on the subject and assist as much as possible.
    Else I can start the work If u want me to.

    I have HOLIDAYS and can help as much as possible. And great to see that u r interested in supporting decred.
     
  3. Jamie Holdstock

    Jamie Holdstock Jr. Member

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    I have created a page and made sure that it links to decred.org (it is minimal but a huge improvement over having no page at all!). I don't have time to contribute further right now so please feel free to fill in whatever you can and I will revisit later.
     
  4. Ayush

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    Cool enough!!! :)
     
  5. David

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    #5 David, Mar 30, 2016
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    Hey guys, the scope of RFP-004 includes rewriting all the documentation. Myself, along with @zkott and @Shadowlance have been tediously working on this project for the last couple of weeks and we are near completion. I would expect the content to be put online very soon after our completion date, but we are not responsible for getting it online. However, we're just as eager as you guys are to see a solid platform for explaining everything in detail! Meanwhile, there are plenty of informative how-to's and FAQs around the forum in the different sub-forums.

    EDIT: I should note - once these documents are completed, they will be posted on github where they are open to pull requests. If there is anything you think should be added to the documentation, you will be able to contribute through this fashion.
     
  6. Ayush

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    No harm is creating a wikipedia page too right?
     
  7. David

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    Absolutely not! The more we have, the better! I just thought you were referring to the Decred Wiki :)
     
  8. Ayush

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    No man. We are not gonna disturb ur work.
    Jamie just thought it will be better to have a Wikipedia page. Hence the thread.
    Atb for ur work.
     
  9. David

    David Sr. Member

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    Not worried about disturbances at all! In face it's encouraged. Different ideas combined into one large thought pool can sometimes yield a better product.

    Having a Wikipedia page is a great idea and if you or others are up for it I'd support it!
     

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