If it's archived somewhere automatically, I wouldn't mind, as long as it's always clear where the content originated. Syndication shouldn't mean losing my control over the fact that I'm the author and my website is always the authoritative source; if it's on the wiki would it be editable by anyone? If so, I wouldn't like that.

It feels like there are better ways to approach this.

What exactly is the goal, the problem that's being solved, the benefit of archiving on the wiki? I'm reading through your article again and I'm getting confused.

I agree that not all the content is “article material.” In fact some of it is way off-topic — not even related to MySQL at all. I'd like to see the content filtered better, otherwise as more feeds are added I'll have to unsubscribe or find some other way to filter what I see more.

However, having a search functionality on the ‘planet archives would be REALLY REALLY nice.

This is why there are centralized sources of information. That was the goal of the Forge. Catalog projects, and collate documentation.

Sure the wiki is editable by anyone (registered). But that could also mean that if your content is valid for MySQL 5 and something has changed in 5.1, and there have been no updates in the last one month, someone within the community might find it useful to update it.

The idea is for colloboration. There’s some really good quality content on Planet MySQL, that could become articles on the wiki as it enters some sort of base where information is kept.

The end goal is that its always easier to find for all end users. I think that’s the real aim.

Remember credit/copyright is still yours. People will know you as the authoritative source. But it also gives people the option to extend on your knowledge. Thats what Wikipedia represents, right?

If it’s archived somewhere automatically, I wouldn’t mind, as long as it’s always clear where the content originated. Syndication shouldn’t mean losing my control over the fact that I’m the author and my website is always the authoritative source; if it’s on the wiki would it be editable by anyone? If so, I wouldn’t like that.

It feels like there are better ways to approach this.

What exactly is the goal, the problem that’s being solved, the benefit of archiving on the wiki? I’m reading through your article again and I’m getting confused.

I agree that not all the content is “article material.” In fact some of it is way off-topic — not even related to MySQL at all. I’d like to see the content filtered better, otherwise as more feeds are added I’ll have to unsubscribe or find some other way to filter what I see more.