Date:         Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:20:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Wiki: (was Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered)
Comments: cc: John Bange <jbange@gmail.com>
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Philip Zimmerman typed:

>
> Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
> I have written many posts explaining my thoughts on the Optima. I guess
> I
> was ignored.
>
>> Ah sucks Dennis, I recall most of your excellent posts.
>> Lost to some perhaps, in the dark recesses of the dreaded Archives.
>> Good information deserves and even demands repetition. Keep it coming!

Repetition be damned! This is an excellent example of the usefulness of
a Vanagon wiki -- Dennis would only need to write one (1) article on
this subject and post it. As new information comes in, he or other
writers amend and expand it. Someone comes along with the battery
question, s/he gets pointed to it. If the article doesn't address their
question, and it's a good question, then the answer goes into the article.

Threads like "Need input on radiator problem," The Canuck-oriented "What
kind battery" question, the one about the water temp light, and the
"Rubber conditioner" question, just to name a few from the past week,
are all seeds for new articles. That last one might want to go into the
adults-only section, though.

Hey Bange! You sleepin' on the job? Guys like Dennis might grow weary of
answering the same darn questions over and over and simply go away.


--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR