Algorithm Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Yardman and all, I would like discussing the origination of the Wiki. Yardman and others in the past expressed it was too confusing and wanted to change it, so I would like to get some ideas. When the ideas are finalized I don't mind spending the time reorganizing it for all. Might I suggest that we discuss in outline format like below which would make the implementation much easier later. Michel I want your feedback too, after all you’re the top guy. Main __ Products _____ ISY-26 _____ ISY-99i __ Support Section _____ Troubleshooting _____ Known Issues __ etc. First, I would think the '-- In Beta' note could be removed, now that the 99i Series has been released . The information on the 'ISY-26 Insteon' page and 'ISY-99i Series' page is the same, for the most part. While the Firmware is different, the link on the two pages is the same. Even the Release Notes, while originally different, are now merging into one stream. The differences on the 99i page seem to be the 99i-specific documentation, and the References section which does not appear on the 26 page. On the other hand, much of the content of these pages is what I would consider 'top-level', i.e. information the user wants to reach quickly when looking for help, such as documentation, How-Tos and Logon to My Insteon ISY Now, among others. We may be well served by placing this information on the front page. On still another hand, I do understand that we don't want to make the front page too long, so we don't want to place everything there. While the Downloads, Firmware, and Release Notes sections are common, perhaps they could be left on the individual product pages, or they could be grouped on another page linked from the front page. The individual product pages could be left to host product information such as features, specifications, and so forth. That leaves the Documentation and Resources sections to be moved to the front page. I think they would fit well in your proposed structure between Products and Support, something like: Main __ Products _____ ISY-26 _____ ISY-99i __ Documentation _____ Quick Start Guide _____ User Guide _____ How-To Guide _____ etc. __ Resources _____ Logon to My Insteon ISY Now! _____ etc. __ Support Section _____ Troubleshooting _____ Known Issues __ etc. Possibly even the 99i documentation could be merged with the main documentation, giving each section a note in its title, such as Quick IR Tutorial (ISY-99i only). Just some thoughts .
Mark Sanctuary Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Good stuff Darrell! My question is how many future products will have this merged functionality? Will they always be grouped by the first part of the ISY name? Because then we could have a second level section that is just for the ISY units. I think as the UDI products grow this Wiki will serve them all so putting things that are for the ISY series on the first page may not be future proof. Main __ Products _____ ISY-26 _____ ISY-99i __ ISY Controller Series Resources _____ Logon to My Insteon ISY Now! _____ Documentation ________ Quick Start Guide ________ User Guide ________ How-To Guide ________ etc. _____ Support Section ________ Troubleshooting ________ Known Issues __ UDI Devices Resources _____ etc. __ Global Support _____ Contact Info ...
Algorithm Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Point well taken, Mark. The documentation and resources for the ISY-UPB and ISY-ZWAVE are likely to be different than those for the INSTEON series! It is just the 26 and 99i which share a common base.
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