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--- computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki [2012/10/23 18:42] – [Self-installed service] mithat
+++ computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki [2013/03/11 22:26] (current) – mithat
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-====== What is a Wiki? ======
+====== What is a Wiki? (obsolete) ======
-"A wiki is a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users."((Mitchell, Scott. "Easy Wiki Hosting, Scott Hanselman's blog, and Snagging Screens." MSDN | Microsoft Development, Subscriptions, Resources, and More. Microsoft, Inc., 1 July 2008. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc700339.aspx>.))
+"//A wiki is a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users.//"((Mitchell, Scott. "Easy Wiki Hosting, Scott Hanselman's blog, and Snagging Screens." MSDN | Microsoft Development, Subscriptions, Resources, and More. Microsoft, Inc., 1 July 2008. Web. 29 Mar. 2011. <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc700339.aspx>.))
 The emphasis in a wiki is on:
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   * Making it easy to link pages to each other.
-Wikis can be completely **open**--meaning //anyone// can edit pages. But since there are a lot of people who abuse this kind of thing, most wikis are **closed** (meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki) or **private** (meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki).
+One of the best known wikis is [[wp>Wikipedia]]. Wikis are also used for personal datastores and enterprise documentation.
 ===== History =====
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 Sometimes, a toolbar will be provided on the editing screen with icons to insert the most commonly used markup. Sometimes a wiki will supply a WYSIWYG interface for writing pages, similar to what you would find in a word processor.
-==== Page history ====
+==== Editing history ====
 Many wikis also maintain a history of your page editing. Every change you make to a page is kept track of so you can compare the current version to an older one. This feature is especially important in an open wiki in case someone makes some really bad changes--on purpose or by accident.
+==== Editing protection ====
+Wikis can be completely **open**--meaning //anyone// can edit pages. But since there are a lot of people who abuse this kind of thing, most wikis are **closed** (meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki) or **private** (meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki).
 ===== Ways to get a wiki of your own =====
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   * [[http://lionwiki.0o.cz/|LionWiki]]
   * [[http://www.pmwiki.org/|PmWiki]]
+  * [[http://www.mediawiki.org|MediaWiki]]
+[[computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki_slides|Ξ]]