The GS500 Wiki is open for business! 

Password has been set to 'January2009'

http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500

Here's how it works...

• All articles can be edited by anybody.  If you want to change something, from content to formatting to a picture, you can do so.  No password is required. 
  
  


• Because of this, vandalism may be a problem.  I keep daily backups of everything, so the data is safe.  If it's a problem, I will change the site to require a password to upload and edit, which will either be posted here or provided upon request to forum members.
  
  



• I am the only "moderator", in that I have the ability to lock pages, add or remove passwords if necessary, and restore vandalized pages.  If you would like to volunteer to help monitor the site as a moderator, let me know.
  
  


• Editing is easy, though you will need to learn a few basic characters so you know how to add links, pictures, bullets, headings, etc.  There are links from the front page of the site that tell you how, and a "sandbox" to practice in.  You must put your name (your forum name is fine) if you edit a page.
  
  


• If you want to add a new article, you must first edit an existing page and create a link to the new one.  The new page link will show up in red, signifying that it doesn't exist yet.  Clicking on the link will allow you to edit it.
  
  


• The basic structure is as outlined in this older thread: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=28212.0.  If you wish to make major organizational changes, let's discuss it.
  
  


• It looks like Wikipedia.  It acts like Wikipedia.  It is NOT Wikipedia.  It is software running on my personal webspace.  The only connection is that it is the same concept (a wiki) and the "skin" I chose looks like Wikipedia.  The Wikipedia article on the GS500 is meant to inform the general public of what the bike is, not provide articles pertinent to owners.
  
  


• Permission has been granted from some of the members who host their own GS500 articles to migrate these to the wiki.  Kerry, Pantablo, and Starwalt, thank you.  I have their permission to host text and pictures, meaning that the links won't be lost if their site changes.  Other sites, such as MikeT's, will hopefully be moved over when their owners are contacted.  Finally, if you've written up articles or plan to do so, please add them to the wiki.  From the $1 tankbag to a turbo, all articles and information are welcome.
   
  


• If you'd like to help out, there is still lots to be done.  Every red link is an article that's softly calling out your name and saying "write me".  Please take an article, from the GSTwins FAQs, the forums, or one of the above sites, and migrate it to the wiki.  This means moving pictures, copying text, formatting appropriately, and crediting the original author(s).
  
  


• The purpose is NOT to get rid of the forum.  There is no substitute for the help of our members when it comes to troubleshooting, recommending products, and sharing their experiences.  The site is purely meant to save time in searching for part numbers or asking about the purpose of a particular modification, questions which get asked and answered over and over. 
  
  

Good work!!! Please make this a sticky. 

Good job. That looks like it's going to be a fantastic easy-to-use resource once all the basics get filled in.

-James

yay gj sanjay

Can we get a statement from some of the more prolific posters (Kerry, srinath, et al) that we can have permission to paste text from informative posts into the wiki, and copy images to the wiki server?  I'd like to take some of the forum posts that have helped me a lot and paste and edit them into the wiki so there'd be a bit less "search n00b" and more "look at this wiki section"

As I understand it, forum posts are "owned" by the poster, so permission would technically be required to do this.  Doesn't have to be formal, you could reply to this thread and say "I give permission for anyone to copy the text of my informative posts into the wiki, and edit them for accuracy and clarity." or something like that.  I wouldn't want anything to happen (CYA) that would cause anyone to question the ownership of the content in the wiki.

I agree that forum posts are "owned" by the poster, and so any effort to move that text to a new place should credit them.  But here's the problem.  Some of them aren't on here anymore.  Many who are won't see this thread or will forget.  And there are lots of cases where information is repeated in several threads by different members. 

I already got permission from a few people with independent sites to move their articles over, so I assume that includes their forum posts.  I haven't gotten a reply yet from John about moving stuff from the GSTwins.com articles, or from other site owners, but at some point I'll copy some content, give due credit, and just assume that it's ok unless I hear otherwise. 

It simply will take too much time to sort through posts, determine who wrote the stuff first, get their permission, and write it up.  I'd much rather add the info to the wiki, credit them, and take it down if they object.   

The wiki is looking great, Sanjay!  The wealth of pictures is really starting to make it "feel" good.

I'd like to encourage some of the other members to get involved in filling it out.  Many hands make light work, and if you look at it now, you will see what an incredible resource it could be with your help.

nick: Are you going to fill out the exhaust page?  I think in your short time here, you might have learned more about exhausts than anyone.  I didn't imagine there were 10 different exhaust systems to put on the GS.

Some of the folks who know more about jetting can fill out the rejet page (which right now is just the rejet matrix with not much explanation).  That would help a ton of clueless people.

I want to make the wiki it look really nice and shame the FZR community into making something similar.

I think if everyone just adds detail to one page of the wiki, in two/three weeks time, we'll be able to say "Wiki, n00b!"

I've been adding a little bit here and there, going to try and chip away at it when I have free time.

Bravo!!!  SanJAy   

Thank you. 

I've been adding some here and there, put something into a couple red sections, but my stuff still needs a lot of work, so get going!

The wiki is sticky! Thank you, anonymous purple mod.

I've been watching the statistics and things are going great.  331 hits on the home page and 1950 page loads (although the first 400 are mine).  Looks like Upgrades is more popular than Maintenance (does that say anything about us?  )  We have hits from Canada, Lithuania, the UK, Switzerland, and Greece (I don't count, since the largest bike I've seen in India is 180cc, though one had a GSX-R sticker on it, which went really well with the 100/90 tire).  No security breaches, no vandalism.  I couldn't be happier so far.

And to all the members who have contributed so far, bravo!  It looks amazing.  Alpha deserves special mention for shamelessly photowhoring his bike in the case guards section (I guess the exhaust upgrades section looks ok, too  ).  But to all the contributors, from full articles to minor corrections, thanks and keep it coming!  And to those who haven't yet..well, Chuck put it better than I could.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on August 03, 2006, 07:31:33 AM
I've been adding a little bit here and there

Holy crap, you've been rocking it out.  Awesome, man.

Quote from: sanjay on August 03, 2006, 12:24:45 PMno vandalism. 

This part is actually inaccurate, but I'll let Alpha find the vandalism.

Unnamed: That first pic is not the drain bolt pic.

 

Thats really embarassing. I just got the pictures mixed up, I swear! I really do know where the drain bolt is!

Quote from: sanjay on August 03, 2006, 12:24:45 PM
The wiki is sticky! Thank you, anonymous purple mod.

I've been watching the statistics and things are going great.  331 hits on the home page and 1950 page loads (although the first 400 are mine).  Looks like Upgrades is more popular than Maintenance (does that say anything about us?  )  We have hits from Canada, Lithuania, the UK, Switzerland, and Greece (I don't count, since the largest bike I've seen in India is 180cc, though one had a GSX-R sticker on it, which went really well with the 100/90 tire).  No security breaches, no vandalism.  I couldn't be happier so far.

And to all the members who have contributed so far, bravo!  It looks amazing.  Alpha deserves special mention for shamelessly photowhoring his bike in the case guards section (I guess the exhaust upgrades section looks ok, too  ).  But to all the contributors, from full articles to minor corrections, thanks and keep it coming!  And to those who haven't yet..well, Chuck put it better than I could.

Haha, yeah. I had some free time today and wrote the definative Exhaust post. There should be no more questions about any system offered for the GS (except for the old Hindle system... crap. I'll add it later). I got most of the information from my head and through this wonderful feature known as SEARCH! 

As for the post whoring, I'm the only one with pictures so I might as well show people!! 

I'll chip away at it some more tonight. I think I've got a good Handlebar thing going on in my head.

Sanjay do you have any plans for the General page? I was thinking of adding a bunch of basic GS500 info to the top but I don't know if you planned on creating a new page of that sorta stuff or if you had other intentions.

Quote from: Unnamed on August 03, 2006, 05:06:01 PM
Sanjay do you have any plans for the General page? I was thinking of adding a bunch of basic GS500 info to the top but I don't know if you planned on creating a new page of that sorta stuff or if you had other intentions.

By the way, I was covering the brake, not the clutch!

Quote from: Unnamed on August 03, 2006, 05:06:01 PM
Sanjay do you have any plans for the General page? I was thinking of adding a bunch of basic GS500 info to the top but I don't know if you planned on creating a new page of that sorta stuff or if you had other intentions.

Go for it    Add anything you want and then as things grow we can decide changes in layout or how it's organized.

   That's already a great site you've got started there, and I can only see it getting better over time.
  Thanks to all who have a part in the making!