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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: HaaTa on Tue, 23 February 2010, 08:42:49

Title: Keyboard Dismantling/Assembly Wikis
Post by: HaaTa on Tue, 23 February 2010, 08:42:49

Inspired by this this  (http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=159177&postcount=21)comment to my Gimme back my Big Backspace Gimme back my Big Backspace (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:8893) mod, I think geekhack needs a database/bunch/crapload of Wikis on how to dismantle various kinds of keyboards.


Some keyboards, like the Model F, are pretty straightforward. But the Model M is a little bit more tricky (you pretty much need a bolt mod afterwards).

Rather than just write 4 wikis for my four keyboards, I thought it would be good to ask for some input from geekhackendrum/fellow keyboard otakus/shameless individuals who view their keyboard porn at work.
(co-workers have already labelled me as a keyboard otaku...not that that's a bad thing)


Proposed Wiki Format

• Introduction
  
  • Your place to blow hot air part 1
  
  
  
• Detailed Description of the keyboard
  
  • Reference to a post/wiki/mod with more info
  
  
  
• Warnings
  
  • Pain, shock, death, destruction, etc.
  
  
  
• Tools you need
  
  
• Dismantling Guide
  
  • More or less step-by-step
  • Littered with pictures
  
  
  
• Assembly Guide
  
  • Only if particularly difficult
  • Step-by-step for the not so obvious parts
  
  
  
• Conclusion
  
  • Your place to blow hot air part 2
  
  
  

What's Needed (Suggestions?)

• Title format (needs to be as descriptive as possible)
  
• Anything to add/remove/change to the proposed format
  
• Should there be one super wiki or an ass ton of wikis (or perhaps a subforum)
  
• How to cut down on duplicate guides (keyboards that are the same but different switches)
  
• A sticky of sorts describing the dismantling wiki format
  
• Volunteers (or groups of volunteers per article) to write wikis (cause I don't have as many keyboards as webwit)
  
• Perhaps a photography guide for those of us who suck/have no skills/crappy camera (e.g. yours truly)
  
• Something I missed
  

I have 4 boards I can write guides on. But I'm sure there are geekhackers who know a lot more about the Model M and F than I do.

If there isn't any general consensus on the title and such, I'll setup a poll.

Ideally these wikis should be descriptive enough, so mod howto posts, can just point to them, rather than having to rewrite the same dismantling guide over and over again.