Check this out - I found a simple but powerful "article" system that works within vbulletin. We can set permissions for which usergroups can view and/or edit the articles. The advantage that this has over Wiki is that users will not have to learn a new markup language - the interface is almost exactly the same as vbulletin, and all the tags are the same as in the forum.
The biggest shortcoming I see is that someone with admincp access has to actually CREATE the blank article. Once the article is created, it can be edited by anyone (if we choose)... just like in Wiki.
Anyway, the link to the index page is here:
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/view.php?pg=wtarticleindex
There is a way to set it up for search-engine friendly URLs but I'm too tired to get into that right now... Just check it out and let me know what ya'll think.
I think we should resolve a few questions before we consider offering this. For example the issue of feather ruffling was mentioned in that other thread - would the members be willing to contribute an article if they know it may be edited? Are the admins willing to respond to requests for new articles? I could easily set up a framework of blank articles to start with (like the scrollsaw page). However if a member wants to create a new article, the blank template has to be created in the admincp (about 30 seconds of work). Is it a good idea to even offer an article system like this in the first place?
By the way, this addon came from here: WebTemplates 3.5.x: VB Integrated CMS (Content Management System) - no forum templates were modified for this.
The biggest shortcoming I see is that someone with admincp access has to actually CREATE the blank article. Once the article is created, it can be edited by anyone (if we choose)... just like in Wiki.
Anyway, the link to the index page is here:
http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/view.php?pg=wtarticleindex
There is a way to set it up for search-engine friendly URLs but I'm too tired to get into that right now... Just check it out and let me know what ya'll think.
I think we should resolve a few questions before we consider offering this. For example the issue of feather ruffling was mentioned in that other thread - would the members be willing to contribute an article if they know it may be edited? Are the admins willing to respond to requests for new articles? I could easily set up a framework of blank articles to start with (like the scrollsaw page). However if a member wants to create a new article, the blank template has to be created in the admincp (about 30 seconds of work). Is it a good idea to even offer an article system like this in the first place?
By the way, this addon came from here: WebTemplates 3.5.x: VB Integrated CMS (Content Management System) - no forum templates were modified for this.