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In case you don't know, it was a wiki that aimed to host information on telecommunications companies and plans, and for a while had enough momentum to gain ourselves a forum here in the "New Zealand Telecommunications" section (which I would have posted this thread to if it wasn't gone.)
I contributed greatly to the lengthy tables of plan information that later became the "Plan and Pricing Comparisons" pages and later "Plan Finder". It was fun, and it was well received by some in the community here.
When it was suggested that $75k be put towards Consumer's TelMe website, our great BDFL even suggested that it be used better if the project got it. (Coincidentally, TelMe has been down since the start of the year, so I'm not sure how well that money was spent...)
Sadly, NZC shuttered in 2011 because few people actually interacted with it - I left New Zealand for university studies, leaving behind the wiki with practically no active editors left.
(I should also point out now that I didn't actually run the thing - I was just the most prolific editor.)
But... I'm back. I decided to do another "Plan Finder" around a fortnight ago. I'm calling it Project Phoenix:
- It's designed to be completely operable on static pages alone, and process most things on the client side.
- Plans are added by modifying a JSON file which is hosted on GitHub.
- Any changes to query fields are immediately updated live on screen.
- It can generate ALL possible combinations of plans + extras/addons without further network requests.
I would like people's suggestions or comments on its [new] functionality, editing process, ease of use, operation, speed, code quality... anything.
I'd rather get a better idea from the public now when it's still something I can rewrite easily.
If you have anything to say, I'll be happy to hear it.
