Talk:Repair Wiki

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These pages are of note: Special:LonelyPages, Special:UnusedFiles. Patrolin (talk) 12:29, 26 April 2021 (PDT)

Gamification like https://stackoverflow.com/, local events, michelin star. ddeath (talk)

Game console
We should add a category specific to game console accessories, such as controllers and other peripherals. (Edit: It's done.) SgtPeppers (talk)
 * Feel free to add that category, SgtPeppers. Ask for help on Discord if you get stuck. Karar (talk) 16:24, 4 May 2021 (PDT)
 * If I may suggest: Would it not be better to have a wider 'Peripherals' Page, much like Phones and Tablets have their own? To me, it seems like a stronger consolidation, since most are USB-based these days, and relatively interchangeable between platforms, even if they were designed with specific platforms in mind. Gamepads, mice, and keyboards are all more similar to each other, than to the towers they plug into, in my opinion. Pie75 (talk) 00:42, 1 June 2021 (SAST)
 * That sounds like a good idea, feel free to create the Peripherals page & Category:Peripherals category. Karar (talk) 12:32, 1 June 2021 (CEST)

Kitchen equipment
Microwaves (especially with safety disclaimers), toasters (same), etc. I personally have a general-public beer draft machine, that has a power supply problem, and I could document its repair here. Theo (talk) 20:37, 3 June 2021 (CEST)

Vehicles
There's a large auto repair community. I'm sure there's a bit of crossover between electronics repair and auto repair people. --Mbrickn (talk) 06:46, 8 June 2021 (CEST)
 * Sorry for the double post. Now that I've thought about it for a second more, a general vehicle category might be better. Especially with eBikes and such there's a bit of overlap there too. --Mbrickn (talk) 06:48, 8 June 2021 (CEST)

Miscellaneous
A few ideas for populating the Miscellaneous category --Mbrickn (talk) 07:13, 8 June 2021 (CEST)
 * Smarthome devices/assistants
 * Medical devices
 * Handheld or Car GPS navigation devices / Satnav
 * Single board computers aimed at makers (IE: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Etc)
 * MP3 players

Extension Install Requests
This link may be useful to you: How to install Extensions
 * Visual Editor | a lot of people will probably prefer to edit in this mode since they won't need to learn "code" for styling text, putting in images etc.
 * ParserFunctions | Basically allows for logic-based "what if" coding in WikiText. Necessary to create complex Templates in the future.
 * InputBox | This is an extension that lets us insert intuitive "Create New Page"
 * Image upload in edit page mode | since uploading images is pain in the ass otherwise I really recommend this
 * Embed Videos | Allows us to embed YouTube videos on the site instead of merely linking to them.
 * Category Tree, | this would help with categorizations of pages
 * CSS & Code editor | Helps style the wiki
 * Hit counters | Lists what pages are viewed the most in order to prioritize workloads
 * Comments or Comment Streams | (unsure which one is better), a lot of people don't realize that there is a discussion page on every page, this would help people to ask about specific thing on a specific page
 * UserMerge | since it is impossible to delete a user according to MediaWiki's own documentation, it should at least be possible to merge two users, in case of a typo'd name or name change. Theo (talk) 20:30, 3 June 2021 (CEST)

Skolander (talk) 06:07, 2 May 2021 (PDT)


 * If I may add as well, Scribunto is a great extension that adds module support which is something that I can definitely see a purpose for in the future. ElijahPepe 16:20, 2 May 2021 (PDT)


 * Additional product category suggestions:
 * Interactive Displays
 * Projectors
 * Networking Devices (I'll give examples because I'm not sure if this is the best title for the category)
 * Routers
 * Switches
 * Access Points
 * Repeaters
 * IoT Devices

Extension Request
The User Profile extenstion would be a nice addition. Skolander (talk) 23:31, 2 June 2021 (CEST)

Guides for people who have never used or contributed to a mediawiki-based wiki before
Would be nice to possibly have a page outlining common pitfalls, things to remember (like adding pages to the stubs category) and helpful shortcuts, like page templates, for creating pages like for individual laptop models .etc so things are consistent SoggyKeycaps (talk) 21:18, 7 June 2021 (CEST)

Incentivising Contributions
In response to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fHC49p8BnA&ab_channel=LouisRossmannLouisRossmann

Me thinks it's the promise of money that gets stuff done, not the reward of money itself - although money is a nice reward in the end. You're right about your vision - you should accept submissions on the wiki for free, with moderation - and then have a "rewards scheme" for "time saved" e.g. "if this solution saved you X time - please consider donating - X amount will go to the author, and Y amount goes to support the website" - so then people will be encouraged to submit information of value, with the promise of future payoff - and like a patent system - users who submit unique solutions can monetise, and so are incentivised to post solutions - and additionally will be permitted to advertise their own repair services on the solution page. The goal then will be to moderate and vett solutions - having minimum standards - avoiding duplication, etc. whilst raising money and encouraging people to donate. Then on a monthly basis you can dish out rewards based on donations - each donation needs to say which page/solution it was for - general donations go to funding tzhe website. It would be a trickle at first, but the advertising and utility might be enough to snowball.

I was thinking also "bug bounties" - like large companies do to fix security issues - people could post "how do I fix X? with a monetary bounty (or just freely)" and then a valid solution could be rewarded, with any future rewards adding to that bonus.

/thoughts 141.101.98.183 01:51, 8 June 2021 (CEST)

Vacuum Cleaners
I've repaired a few Dyson vacuum cleaners in my time, for some reason people throw them away when there's not much wrong with them, and they're expensive! I even sell a part I couldn't find on ebay, not quite Rossmann Group, but... Richard C --81.178.229.127 04:35, 11 June 2021 (CEST)

Smartwatches
We should post how to repair Apple Watches! These devices are all that I repair, and there are many more issues when it comes to fixing these other than the screens and batteries. I would love to share what I know with others.

Electric toothbrush
Hello. About one year ago my Waterpick electric thoothbrush kind of died, the batteries were holding power for less than 1 minute, so I decided to open it and try to replace the batteries. I could find similar batteries in Amazon and was able to replace them, though I didn't have a tin solder to properly do it. I guess most people, when the battery doesn't last long, buy a new toothbrush and throw away the one with short battery duration. It is not hard to fix and we could save a lot of materials to end up in landfills!

Headphones/Headsets
Hyper X/Kingston Cloud Alpha

After almost hitting the exact day of purchase, but > two years later only one of the speakers died. A google simple google search "cloud alpha right..." you get the jest. Anyways... I ordered some replacement speakers and replaced the stock drivers already suspecting that. Two months later the same side Speaker was fried again...

I´m not a professional but I can´t see any serious mistake I have made in my try of fixing the headset. Any serious mistakes on my part would have killed the drivers.

Bottom line: There are two black box chips in this Headset, one in the cable-volume-dongle and one in the left speaker casing and I would like to offer the headset for testing it for a "killswitch".