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Old Feb 15, 2020 | 4:04 am
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Originally Posted by pandaperth
Hi fellow FTers. I’m seeking input it whether it’s desirable to do a complete rewrite of the wiki to this thread. I’m particularly interested in hearing from both noobs who have recently been reading the wiki and also from experienced OWExplorer fliers.

I have some time on my hands over the next few months (the joys of being a retiree and full-time nomad who’s chillin’ in one of his favourite hang-out spots ZNZ ). So I’m proposing to do the work and am looking for suggestions on the desirability/content/structure/presentation of a new wiki.

My thoughts are:
  • The target audience is newbies who are thinking of doing their first RTW, but possibly also a reference resource for others (so keep it simple, maybe with links to more detailed information)
  • Need to get rid of outdated/incorrect information (for example: “Europe - Not more than two Europe/Middle East segments may be used for journeys between the U.K. and the following: …”)
  • Remove content which is not FAQ (for example the table of booking classes used by each airline)
  • Jazz up the look and feel of the wiki. I’m thinking of something like the BAEC Dashboard (a shout-out to [MENTION=17682]Prospero[/MENTION] who created the dashboard and is being a great help to me in understanding what needs to be done to create one; and also providing resources for me ^)
So, what are people’s thoughts??
An excellent idea! Thank you for taking it on.

A few thoughts:
  • I think that, in general, more information is better than less, especially if it's organized into subsections, and so I'd suggest not being too eager to delete less-frequently asked questions (such as booking codes).
  • Archiving this thread and starting it anew from 2020 on, as is done in many other threads, seems like a good idea, and less confusing than giving the new thread a new title.
  • Personally, I prefer all information in one place that is easily searched in the browser (e.g., search for "backtrack" and find the section on backtracking) rather than links to other threads or other places.
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