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Dave replied on July 08, 2008 01:17 to the question "How to delete multiple files at the same time!" in PBwiki:

Thanks, Casey. I deleted about 150 files for our school's science department today, and still have about 400 to go!

Casey Greene replied on July 07, 2008 20:04 to the question "How to delete multiple files at the same time!" in PBwiki:

Hey Folks,

Thanks for bringing up this important feature - multiple file deletion. We're going to be implementing this feature pretty soon, as well as some other cool file stuff.

Having had to recently delete a lot of files from my own wiki (about 200!) you can bet that I made a big fuss about getting this feature too! :)

Dave replied on July 07, 2008 11:57 to the question "How to delete multiple files at the same time!" in PBwiki:

I'm a teacher too. This need to be able to delete many files each year is an important one to us. Since pbwiki seems to be mainly for education and business, I hope that coding for a multiple file deletion feature is on the slate.

A comment on the question "How to delete multiple files at the same time!" in PBwiki:

Hi tomers- with these issues, what you'll need to do is just go through and delete comments and work. In the future, when you have your wiki back to a blank slate, you may want to tag pages with the word "template". This way when you start classes next year, you can create new pages from the page templates. – Rachel Pennig, on June 03, 2008 16:27

tomers replied on June 03, 2008 16:23 to the question "How to delete multiple files at the same time!" in PBwiki:

Hi Clif,
I would create a new wiki except for two issues. 1. I would like to keep the new wiki to have the same name. and 2. I would like the new wiki to be basically identical to the old one minus the student's comments, work, etc. Thanks. Tom

Clif replied on June 03, 2008 03:12 to the question "How to delete multiple files at the same time!" in PBwiki:

Hi Tomers,

I'm sorry, at this time there is no bulk file deletion method. Have you considered creating a new wiki for next year's class?

That would give you a clean slate to start with.

tomers asked a question in PBwiki on June 02, 2008 20:53:

How to delete multiple files at the same time!

Hi,
I know how to delete individual files, but, is there any way to delete multiple files at once? I have a very large number of small files that I would like to remove in preparation for next year's class and to delete them one at a time would be extremely time consuming. Tom

sraymond replied on May 30, 2008 18:35 to the question "Wiki to Word document?" in PBwiki:

Tim: I find that the formatting is horribly preserved when you try to import HTML (which gets to be some very messy markup in PBWiki) into Word. Sure, it works well for a simple collaborative text page, but when you start adding tables and styles the wheels start to come off. Also, there's no easy way to link pages.

Still, your point is well taken - if the html works for you, life is good.

Tim replied on May 30, 2008 17:23 to the question "Wiki to Word document?" in PBwiki:

You know.. Word can open html pages and save them as .doc files...

for 1.0 wikis, you can save out the http://wikiname.pbwiki.com/pagename?r... version of the page...
in 2.0 wikis, use this page: http://wikiname.pbwiki.com/pagename?m...

If there are images, you can save the page as "html complete" in internet explorer to make sure that they get preserved as well..

I've had great luck with this method, hope it works for you as well.

sraymond replied on May 30, 2008 04:31 to the question "Wiki to Word document?" in PBwiki:

David: I agree with your point about "collaborative authoring" falling short if you can only author wiki pages.

Gabriel: Yup... Google can do collaborative document authoring, but not even their "sites" allow for consuming the wiki as anything other than html.

tomers started following the question "Wiki to Word document?" in PBwiki.

jim replied on May 02, 2008 23:03 to the question "Slowwwwwww Server?" in PBwiki:

Hey Tom, we had some slowdowns Tuesday and Wednesday that should be resolved now. We've upgraded the capacity of our databases to handle more wikis than ever.

If technical folks want to try to trace potential problems, there is a Yahoo! plugin for Firefox called YSlow (http://developer.yahoo.com/yslow/) that will give you a visual breakdown of why a website is loading slowly. We love feedback on how we can make your experience better!

Rachel Pennig replied on May 02, 2008 22:10 to the question "Slowwwwwww Server?" in PBwiki:

Hi tomers, we're not experiencing any slowdowns. Are you running any large files (images, movies) or have any special plugins on your wiki page?

tomers replied on May 02, 2008 20:02 to the question "Slowwwwwww Server?" in PBwiki:

Hi,
I am located in Vancouver, BC, Canada. I access PBwiki normally through my college network which is extremely fast and nothing else shows the same degree of slow activity. Thanks for your prompt reply. Tom

Casey Greene replied on May 02, 2008 19:23 to the question "Slowwwwwww Server?" in PBwiki:

Hi there Tom,

Where are you located?

tomers asked a question in PBwiki on May 02, 2008 18:53:

Slowwwwwww Server?

Access to PBwiki seems extremely slow most of the time. It is so slow, in fact, that it often makes it unusable. Is this a common problem? Is it being addressed? Will PBwiki 2.0 be faster? Thanks. Tom

tsr replied on April 08, 2008 17:13 to the question "rss feed email notifications comment" in PBwiki:

Allowing comment email notification would be great. It would be useful when something out of the ordinaire happens (such that doesn't fit right in the wiki design)...

tomers replied on April 02, 2008 20:22 to the question "rss feed email notifications comment" in PBwiki:

Adding comment notification would be a huge asset!

Ian replied on March 13, 2008 23:32 to the problem "Problem creating a wiki for evaluation." in PBwiki:

Hello there,

So it sounds like you have one account that you can't log into, and because your email is bouncing you can't reset your password. That is a rock and a hard place!

Probably the easiest way to get in and start evaluating a 2.0 wiki is to set up a new PBwiki account. To do that follow this link

https://secure.pbwiki.com/signup.wiki

1. Make sure you click "use a different email" if it tries to fill one in for you.

2. Choose an email that you know can receive mail!

3. Choose a password

4. Choose a name for your wiki

5. Check the box that says "Yes, please make this a PBwiki 2.0 test wiki"

6. Click the "Create my wiki" button

Now if all goes well, the email address you chose above will work and you should soon receive a link to your new PBwiki 2.0 Beta wiki.

Ian
PBwiki Beta Feedback Team

tomers reported a problem in PBwiki on March 13, 2008 22:28:

Problem creating a wiki for evaluation.

I am trying to start a PB wiki 2.0 wiki for evaluation. The email address that I am registered with apparently has been bouncing back. If I try to use another email address nothing happens and it won't let me use my current email address. How do I create an evaluation wiki?