All,
What we are proposing are additions, not replacements. We are only trying to improve accessibility, not trying to limit discussions or repeat questions or trying to make this perfect - an improvement, that is all we hope for. If someone thinks that they have a question not addressed before, it is certainly reasonable to post a new thread.
We think that the wiki is going to be a asset - again, an addition , not a replacement for anything.
We think the kudos systems improves accessibility - it highlights useful posts.
We think the signature could nicely complement the sticky's and announcements.
Kryzak, I think a knowledge vault could be condensed into a single thread with one post dedicated to each topic - this is how we maintain the list of school threads right now. This would be more efficient and more comprehensive. There will be a time when we will have to have a knowledge vault forum - I am just looking for a very strong justification for an alternative to a single thread approach.
aaudetat wrote:
Guys, I hate to be the odd one out, but I usually am, so....
A good part of the value of this place is from the interactions we get...it's not about the "should I take an online class?" or "how to go about recs?" aspects of applying. I care about this community. Rehashing stuff each year is worthwhile, at least, I think so. I like the idea of a wiki, and collecting links is ok too. But let's not discount the value of talking to each other. If this place were simply a repository of FAQs, I would have stopped by a few times and called it good. Instead, I kept coming back, adding to the discussion, getting to know new friends, etc.
touche. I remember that you had a similar point of view when this had come up earlier. I guess we want to 'preserve' the most useful posts. Just to use an example, we want aaudetat's recommender's guide to always be 'available'. So aaudetat could use this link in her signature. Could a lot of people do without it? They could, but we would rather they not.
Finally, please do not be discouraged if your ideas are not implemented right away.