Hi Anthony: This is very off-topic, but by labeling yourself as a Chocolate Rabbit, don't you worry about someone sneaking up and biting off your ears? -Ankhst [silly] > X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on lists.looneylabs.com > X-Barracuda-BBL-IP: nil > X-Spam-Level: > X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.1.0 > X-Original-To: fluxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Delivered-To: fluxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.0.6 > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:54:23 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Fluxx] New wiki page: Blanxx sorted by Author > From: Anthony Kozar <mailing-lists-1001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Fluxx list <fluxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit > X-Barracuda-Encrypted: AES256-SHA > X-Barracuda-Bayes: INNOCENT GLOBAL 0.0000 1.0000 -2.0210 > X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.1.3203 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.10 RDNS_NONE Delivered to trusted network by a host with no rDNS > > Thanks Bryan -- I applaud your efforts in making the Blanxx card listings > more useful. Unfortunately, these sorts of "manual" solutions to > organization tend to not be maintained over time (or require a great deal > more effort to maintain). As you probably know, this sort of thing screams > "database"! > > Obviously, the server that the wiki is running on already has PHP and > probably MySQL installed. And I am sure that there are several people on > this list who would be up to the task of creating a Fluxx Blanxx database > and some simple web pages for adding, sorting, and searching card ideas. (I > would be one such person). > > So, anyone want to work on this together? I think further discussion about > "how" it could be done should be moved to the Looney Labs "Geek" list. > > Thanks again, Bryan! > > Anthony > "Chocolate Rabbit" > > -- > Anthony Kozar > mailing-lists-1001 AT anthonykozar DOT net > http://anthonykozar.net/ > > Rabbit bio: > <http://www.looneylabs.com/OurCommunity/Rosters/Rabbit/index.html?RabbitUser > ID=AnalogKid> > > > Bryan Stout wrote on 8/20/08 12:41 AM: > > > I have just completed a new page for the Rabbit Wiki: a page which lists all > > the Fluxx Blanxx ideas sorted according to their author. > > > I did not copy all the card definitions -- that > > would be even more labor-intensive than it was, as well as inefficient and > > contrary to good programming standards. So I first laid the groundwork by > > placing a manual anchor for each card in the pages which list the cards by > > type. Then I did the Author list by just linking to all the anchors. > > > Now that the infrastructure is in place for the links, here are some > > projects that others may want to try: > > > > 1. Of course, I recommend that any new Blanxx entries also include an > > anchor for linking. > > 2. The Chronological Blanks Card Suggestions page could be changed to have > > just links, rather than repeated definitions. > > 3. New indexes could be made, referring to the cards by theme (e.g. food), > > or behavior (e.g. Actions affecting Keepers). > > _______________________________________________ > Fluxx mailing list > Fluxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/fluxx