tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post4799312009652454302..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: The Future of the New Testament GatewayMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-91943886087319791182007-02-24T15:13:00.000-05:002007-02-24T15:13:00.000-05:00Anonymous [please sign your comment]: I was talkin...Anonymous [please sign your comment]: I was talking about the New Testament Gateway proper, i.e. the gateway / links site, and this has less of my stamp on it than the blog, though I appreciate the compliment very much. Under the new plan for the New <BR/>Testament Gateway, my idea is to continue directing it / editing it, so my stamp would remain on that too. It's just that I would have others involved to bring their expertise, energy and time -- so the aim is to have my cake and eat it!Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-92220136623631749532007-02-24T13:34:00.000-05:002007-02-24T13:34:00.000-05:00On your blog, Mark, I agree with "anonymous" - but...On your blog, Mark, I agree with "anonymous" - but I suspect they were not thinking of the NT Gateway site itself... (Or were you?)Tim Bulkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289349880110581469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-55127268726507510372007-02-24T10:31:00.000-05:002007-02-24T10:31:00.000-05:00While a layperson certainly vouchsafes an opinion ...While a layperson certainly vouchsafes an opinion on such a subject with humility and trepidation, don't putz with a working product!<BR/><BR/>Yes, agreed, it's a massive undertaking to maintain a site like this with the quality standard you've set but there's an unity of thought and purpose that I find to be of great advantage.<BR/><BR/>To put it another way, many of the source materials that underly theological scholarship are "all Greek to me (except when they're Hebrew, Aramaic, Latin or whatever)" and a readable presentation of a particular scholar's view is of great value. You are also very careful to point out links to other views on the subject so to a limited point I can follow some of the "conversation" around the issues.<BR/><BR/>So, FWIW, I really appreciate the opportunity to read "what Mark thinks" and think that a group approach would lessen that benefit to those lurkers like me with an interest in Biblical scholarship but who have not made it our life's work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-77398797144486976012007-02-22T09:00:00.000-05:002007-02-22T09:00:00.000-05:00JB and Tim: thanks. Brandon: I'd love to talk. J...JB and Tim: thanks. Brandon: I'd love to talk. James, thanks. I've added your blog to my blogroll.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-25304738092463558572007-02-21T20:23:00.000-05:002007-02-21T20:23:00.000-05:00I'm trying for the first time using wikibooks.org ...I'm trying for the first time using wikibooks.org as an educational tool, having my students write a paragraph's worth of material in an open-source commentary/textbook on the Gospel of John, rather than simply write a page that they send to me. The advantage is the possibility for peer feedback as well as interaction outside the classroom (and potentially with people beyond the class). The disadvantages include all the usual wiki-related issues.<BR/><BR/>I've also got a blog at http://blue.butler.edu/~jfmcgrat/blog/ and am just learning some of the things one can do with it. I'm debating whether it is worth losing all posts I've made thus far so as to switch to software that allows for comments on each individual entry, and how else I might make the blog more useful.James F. McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561146722461747647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-62342493191277121872007-02-20T22:44:00.000-05:002007-02-20T22:44:00.000-05:00I would suggest storing the data in a database and...I would suggest storing the data in a database and editing the pages with some sort of content management. This way, the appearance of NT Gateway would remain the same (not having that ugly wiki look), but making changes would be much easier. You can also create accounts for approved users to make edits as well. If you're interested in some options, I'd be happy to help--after all, this is what I get paid the big bucks for!Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045850484694609639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-40511860427546325842007-02-20T20:39:00.000-05:002007-02-20T20:39:00.000-05:00nd almost every aspect of the previous comment. Ex...nd almost every aspect of the previous comment. Except... I wpould not rule the Wiki approach out, as long as people with write access are vetted in some way. Which could be positive - you or a team approve editors in advance based on CV - or negative - anyone with an email address can get a login, but anyone messing things up gets excluded... I'd just not go the whole Wikipedia totally open route (coward that I am ;-)Tim Bulkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289349880110581469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-45597635051737453852007-02-20T10:40:00.000-05:002007-02-20T10:40:00.000-05:00At the Xian non-profit where I am "senior research...At the Xian non-profit where I am "senior researcher," we have found that a team approach to be a massive help in maintaining a large, unwieldy database. But we have to hire (and supervise) interns for this!<BR/><BR/>Your best bet as you say is getting more involvement. But I would suggest doing this on a non-wiki basis as well. You probably need someone (perhaps several persons) with a decent grasp of NT world and data organization/presentation issues who would be willing to take this on. (May I nominate Danny Zacharias as a potential candidate for your consideration?)J. B. Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074055343675084879noreply@blogger.com