[Equest-users] WIKI for eQUEST

[Bruce Easterbrook]

With eQuest there are many ways to skin a cat reflecting the users past 
experience and what problem they were solving when they learned the 
technique.  The eQuest training session skips past much of the important 
geometry input to get to some of the meatier subjects.  There are a lot 
of subjects not covered in training, and many new ideas are evolving.  A 
Wiki would be great and solve a few problems with this forum.  Many 
questions are answered over and over.  The forum subject lines are not 
always indicative of the information contained in the post.  There are a 
few different opinions on some of the topics.  A Wiki would put the 
techniques up where other "experts" could put in their 2 cents as well 
and a good reference library could be quickly built with the best 
answer.  It would be very handy at 3 in the morning when you are banging 
your head on a wall after missing something simple but critical and most 
of the forum is sleeping.  Plus I would imagine there would be some new 
tricks to be learned by the old dogs too.
Bruce Easterbrook P.Eng.
Abode Engineering

On 22/06/2010 11:54 AM, Anthony Hardman wrote:
> I think it could be extremely useful depending on how it's implemented.
> Lots of industries use it already.
>
> While it's great to have access to the multitude of eQuest opinions, I think
> it also has the tendency to be overwhelming for the average new user.  For
> example, Joe the Newbie asks, "how do I do such and such," which prompts a
> cascade of 5 different answers.
>
> If I'm looking for a reference, I'd be more interested in 1 good answer
> rather than 5 possible answers.
>
> To address that, would it be possible to create mini "think tanks" composed
> of 3-5 volunteer sim professionals (per question) who are willing to
> collaborate and come up with that "1 good answer" to be included in the wiki
> FAQ?
>
> I'd volunteer my time for that!
>
> Anthony Hardman, PE
> Building Energy Analyst
> Geo-Energy Services
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] On Behalf Of Jason
> Glazer
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:08 AM
> To: equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org
> Subject: Re: [Equest-users] make exterior wall an interior wall
>
> I have considered adding a Wiki to the onebuilding.org web
> site to allow material related to specific simulation
> programs (such as a Frequently Asked Questions for
> eQUEST-users) to be posted. The visual guide that you put
> together would probably be a good addition. Would a Wiki be
> useful?
>
> Jason
>
>
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