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 ====== What is a Wiki? ======
-"A wiki is a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users." (Mitchell)
+Mithat Konar
-The emphasis in a wiki is on:
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-  * Letting all users create pages quickly.
-  * Making it easy to link pages to each other.
-===== Open vs. closed =====
+===== Definitions =====
+  * **wiki**: //"a Web application whose content is collaboratively added, updated, and organized by its users."// (Mitchell)
+    * Emphasis in a wiki is on:
+      * Letting all users create pages quickly.
+      * Making it easy to link pages to each other.
+  * **wiki engine**: the program that runs a wiki
+  * **wiki markup language**: simple text-based system for writing pages.
-  * Wikis can be completely **open**--meaning //anyone// can edit pages.
-  * A wiki can also be **closed**--meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki
-  * Or **private**--meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki.
 ===== History =====
-"Wikis can be dated to 1995, when American computer programmer Ward Cunningham created a new collaborative technology for organizing information on Web sites. Using a Hawaiian term meaning 'quick,' he called this new software WikiWikiWeb." (Britannica)
+//"Wikis can be dated to 1995, when American computer programmer Ward Cunningham created a new collaborative technology for organizing information on Web sites. Using a Hawaiian term meaning 'quick,' he called this new software WikiWikiWeb."// (Britannica)
 ===== Typical wiki features =====
+  * Easy writing
+  * Editing history
+  * Editing protection
 ===== Easy writing =====
-The central feature of a wiki is that it "supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly." (Wiki: What Is Wiki.)
+  * Each wiki engine tends to have its own markup language.
+    * [[http://www.wikicreole.org/|Creole]]: an attempt to create a standard markup language for wikis.
-  * **wiki markup language**: a simple text-based system for writing pages.
+  * Central features of a wiki writing system: (from Wiki: What Is Wiki)
-  * **wiki engine**: the program that runs a wiki
+    * supports hyperlinks
-  * Each wiki engine tends to have its own markup language--but with similar features.
+    * has simple text syntax
-  * [[http://www.wikicreole.org/|Creole]]: an attempt to create a standard markup language for wikis.
+      * for creating new pages
+      * for creating crosslinks between internal pages
 ===== Easy writing =====
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 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.
   * Especially important in an open wiki in case someone makes some really bad changes--on purpose or by accident.
+===== Editing protection =====
+Wikis can be
+  * **open**--meaning //anyone// can edit pages
+  * **closed**--meaning you must have an account to //edit// the wiki
+  * **private**--meaning you must have an account to //view// the wiki
 ===== Ways to get a wiki of your own =====
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 ===== Hosted service =====
-There are a number of services that let you create a wiki on their servers--many for no cost.
+There are a number of service providers that let you create a wiki on their servers (often at no cost).
   * Pro:
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 ===== Hosted service =====
-Some popular hosted wiki services include:
+Popular hosted wiki services include:
   * [[http://www.wikia.com|Wikia]]
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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|Ξ]]
 ===== References =====
 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>.