The Picture Framer's Knowledgebase (roll your own)
Posted: Wed 20 Jul, 2005 12:37 pm
Ladies and gentlemen of the forum,
Announcing a new resource for framers at: - http://www.theframers.co.uk/pmwiki/pmwi ... n.HomePage, but please read on before paying a visit.
As our industry begins to move into the 21st century technology appears to be beginning to play a prominent part. We have computerised mount cutters, we enjoy the ease with which we can price a frame with a wide selection of pricing software and we gain from the easy access to our suppliers via Internet directories.
So why not take this techno joy even further and learn form each other. We have doing that to a small extent in the past year or two with the advent of framers forums like http://www.thegrumble.comand www.theframersforum.com. But this wealth of knowledge can be exploited even further by setting up a Wiki.
Before you e-mail me, this is not a character form star wars. It is instead a fantastic way to share knowledge and gain advice when it comes to framing and all that is related to framing.
A Wiki is a collaborative framing encyclopedia, where visitors can create and edit contributions, for example www.wikipedia.org. The Wiki would work in tandem with the framers forums allowing the ragtag collection of excellent advice to be gathered into one authoritative reference site for all to use. With a few simple clicks the visitor not only could learn that there is such a thing as conservation glass but where it comes from and how it benefits the final piece. With photos, tutorials and general tips the Wiki has the potential to become a framers bible.
This is where you guys come in. You are the authorities, the skilled craftsmen and women who are responsible for contributing to making the Wiki great. By following the simple instructions on the front page of the site http://www.theframers.co.uk/pmwiki/pmwi ... n.HomePageyour expertise and knowledge can become part of this new and exciting framers encyclopedia. You also have the ability to edit contributions adding to the advice that is already online, or even disagreeing with it.
The site as it stands is a blank canvas, just waiting for input to give it structure and life. I have resisted the temptation to impose my own ideas regarding layout and content, preferring to let it evolve by consensus.
John
Announcing a new resource for framers at: - http://www.theframers.co.uk/pmwiki/pmwi ... n.HomePage, but please read on before paying a visit.
As our industry begins to move into the 21st century technology appears to be beginning to play a prominent part. We have computerised mount cutters, we enjoy the ease with which we can price a frame with a wide selection of pricing software and we gain from the easy access to our suppliers via Internet directories.
So why not take this techno joy even further and learn form each other. We have doing that to a small extent in the past year or two with the advent of framers forums like http://www.thegrumble.comand www.theframersforum.com. But this wealth of knowledge can be exploited even further by setting up a Wiki.
Before you e-mail me, this is not a character form star wars. It is instead a fantastic way to share knowledge and gain advice when it comes to framing and all that is related to framing.
A Wiki is a collaborative framing encyclopedia, where visitors can create and edit contributions, for example www.wikipedia.org. The Wiki would work in tandem with the framers forums allowing the ragtag collection of excellent advice to be gathered into one authoritative reference site for all to use. With a few simple clicks the visitor not only could learn that there is such a thing as conservation glass but where it comes from and how it benefits the final piece. With photos, tutorials and general tips the Wiki has the potential to become a framers bible.
This is where you guys come in. You are the authorities, the skilled craftsmen and women who are responsible for contributing to making the Wiki great. By following the simple instructions on the front page of the site http://www.theframers.co.uk/pmwiki/pmwi ... n.HomePageyour expertise and knowledge can become part of this new and exciting framers encyclopedia. You also have the ability to edit contributions adding to the advice that is already online, or even disagreeing with it.
The site as it stands is a blank canvas, just waiting for input to give it structure and life. I have resisted the temptation to impose my own ideas regarding layout and content, preferring to let it evolve by consensus.
John