What is a Wiki?
hartnell 1210025267|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Try to define a wiki. :) It's harder to do than you think. (or it's just me.) Consider this a challenge.
— Shawn
What is a Wiki?
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What's your definition?
hartnell 1210025267|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Re: What is a Wiki?
Socks 1210027899|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
A wiki is any site with sections instantly editable by anybody who takes the time to sign up. Or, in some cases, they don't even have to sign up.
That's how I define it.
/Socks
Re: What is a Wiki?
hartnell 1210028160|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
How about :
A wiki is any website with pages that anyone can edit.
A wiki is a website created by it's community.
— Shawn
Re: What is a Wiki?
Deraius 1210214270|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I generally see a wiki as a sort of collective information source of the community involved in the wiki.
Basically, open source information(for varying level of open). The more people involved, the more eyes can spot errors, omitted information, ambiguity, misleading information translate and so forth. In short, the more people involved, the better the quality of the information, the better the benefit for everyone. Another way to look at it is that every single contribution benefits every single contributor(this also includes viewers).
The quality of information is directly proportional to the number of people, and I believe the ultimate goal is constantly improving the quality of information.
Atleast, that is what I believe the major driving force is behind the popularity and growth of wiki's.
As humans became more sophisticad, first information was passed on orally, then in writing(cave paintings->stone tablets->clay tablets->paper scrolls and books), then print(press books->printed books->fax->internet). The majory of the history of humankind's passing and preservation of information is either inaccurate(orally) or static and having a very small 'community'(usually only one person, the author). I believe wiki's to be the next step, improving on all previous forms. A record is kept of all changes so nothing is lost, the information constantly gets improved, and it is accessible to increasing percentages of humanity at increasingly less costs.
So yeah, wiki's are basically funky books.
Re: What is a Wiki?
Socks 1212357334|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Basically funky books.
Nicely put.
/Socks