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Which Weblogs Are Best Suited for User Group Use?

Posted by Cliff on from the fascilitating-group-communication dept.

An Anonymous Coward asks: "I'm preparing a proposal to my local LUG hopefully to persuade them to incorporate a weblog into their current website. It seems to me that weblogs would be better suited to the type of communication that is generally found on LUG email lists. My questions is: Are there any LUGs out there that are currently using some type of weblog application? Are there any who are considering it, or have considered it and abandoned the idea? What are the major reasons behind your choice?"

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  1. Why not a BBS? by XDG · · Score: 4, Interesting
    I agree that a Wiki might do better for broad knowledge capture and participation from many people, but for a more static and searchable form of communication than e-mail, why not just use a BBS? I like and use phpbb, which is a snap to install and maintain, and requires less user knowledge than a Wiki in order to post content.

    (This is like a throwback to the user-group days of old when we actually used green-screen BBS's on 2400 bps modems... but sometimes the oldies are goodies.)

    XDG

  2. Re:We use Wiki. by Isomer · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Waikato Linux Users Group also use a wiki (phpwiki).

    We spend a lot of time looking at what people search for in the wiki and try and put up useful content for people outside the region to use.

    Our wiki gets a lot of use from people inside (and occasional use from people outside) the LUG. I highly recommend using a Wiki.

  3. Roller by joib · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If you prefer java to php/perl there is Roller, made with open source java stuff (mostly jakarta). It has become quite popular in the java community.