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--- computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki_slides [2012/10/23 18:50] – mithat
+++ computer_basics:what_is_a_wiki_slides [2013/03/11 22:04] – [Easy writing] mithat
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   * Letting all users create pages quickly.
   * Making it easy to link pages to each other.
-===== Open vs. closed =====
-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
 ===== History =====
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   * 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, emphasis added)
-  * **wiki markup language**: a simple text-based system for writing pages.
   * **wiki engine**: the program that runs a wiki
-  * Each wiki engine tends to have its own markup language--but with similar features.
+  * **wiki markup language**: simple text-based system for writing pages.
-  * [[http://www.wikicreole.org/|Creole]]: an attempt to create a standard markup language for wikis.
+    * Each engine tends to have its own markup language.
+    * [[http://www.wikicreole.org/|Creole]]: an attempt to create a standard markup language for wikis.
+  * Central features of a wiki writing system: (from Wiki: What Is Wiki)
+    * supports hyperlinks
+    * has simple text syntax
+      * for creating new pages
+      * for creating crosslinks between internal pages
 ===== Easy writing =====
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   * 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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   * [[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>.