[Pdweb] trimming functionality for usability

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Since we are on the topic, I thought I'd go further into it while I  
am reminded of some things.  Basically, it seems that puredata.org  
site has everything turned on.  That was good for experimenting, but  
now I think we need to narrow down the website.

For example, I don't think its good to have so many syntax  
possibilities.  That means if someone wants to maintain the site,  
they have to know them all.  That's a pain.  I think that  
StructuredText is bad enough, but then I run into reStructuredText  
sites.  Plus there are HTML sites too, and there are other options  
available.  I think we should just decide on two: HTML, since its  
widely understood, and one wiki syntax.  Personally I am a big  
advocate of MediaWiki syntax.  Its broadly understood and quite easy  
and flexible to use.  MoinMoin syntax looks somewhat close to  
MediaWiki, and its written in Python.

Another thing, I think no one uses "article" and "topic", so they  
should be removed.  Basically, the page types list should be stripped  
down to a well defined set, as simple as possible, but no simpler.

These specifics might not be the biggest problem, but I think that's  
the general idea of what needs to happen to make the site work better.

.hc

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