FRC tutorial site in the same form as ifixit

[Amo10]

How would people like a site almost exactly like ifixit (except not how to fix things and also only FRC related topics) that would let people submit tutorials so that if any team had a question or wanted to tell other people how to do a task they would be able to in a easy to use and simple website. I think that this would be a incredibly useful resource for rookie teams and also for teams to show how to do some of the complicated things like vision tracking. What are your thoughts?

[lcoreyl]

I think the guide section would be the most valuable. The rest is already handled here, unless the "answered" part is important to you? (not so much for me...)

The guides could probably just be a new section of CD, though--that would be more efficient since most of the community already comes here for help.

[RyanCahoon]

There are a fair number of tutorial aggregation sites already out there (one of the best so far is WPI Thinktank) - the larger need is for the tutorial content.

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by RyanCahoon

There are a fair number of tutorial aggregation sites already out there (one of the best so far is WPI Thinktank) - the larger need is for the tutorial content.

Yes, we need a Sal Khan for Robotics...

[Amo10]

Originally Posted by RyanCahoon

the larger need is for the tutorial content.

The thing is if its in the form of the ifixit website people will be able to make there own tutorials and it will also be really easy to do. Another benefit is that all of the tutorials would be in the same format

Originally Posted by lcoreyl

I think the guide section would be the most valuable.

I completely agree with this I dont want to spend my time making something that is already been accomplished by Chiefdelphi plus it would be nowhere near as successful.

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by Amo10

The thing is if its in the form of the ifixit website people will be able to make there own tutorials and it will also be really easy to do. Another benefit is that all of the tutorials would be in the same format

This will increase the amount of content which is good, but the quality of the content is important too. I looked at ifixit based on this thread, but I'm not familiar with it. What do they have to either increase quality, or make it easier for the user to find the high quality material?

[Amo10]

Originally Posted by lcoreyl

This will increase the amount of content which is good, but the quality of the content is important too. I looked at ifixit based on this thread, but I'm not familiar with it. What do they have to either increase quality, or make it easier for the user to find the high quality material?

Since ifixit is open source there manuals can be edited by anyone. This site would be the same and I don't think people will make a manual that's bad because there would then be no point of making it.

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by Amo10

Since ifixit is open source there manuals can be edited by anyone. This site would be the same and I don't think people will make a manual that's bad because there would then be no point of making it.

The problem is "good" is of course a relative term. Teaching is hard because if a teacher knows something, then any explanation the teacher gives is "good" (to the teacher) because it obviously makes sense to the teacher. The student, however, may not agree...

I've seen many a guide that was written by someone paid to do so, that I would defend as objectively bad.

[Amo10]

OK I have just made a website off of the ifixit software. I have not added any guides anyone can make an account and instantly start editing and making new guides. I have set up a basic organization file system but they still need to have summaries added to them but the beauty of it is that anyone can add these anyone can add tutorials. This resource can be amazing if people will contribute.

http://linkserguide.dozuki.com/