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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 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.)
+  * Central features of a wiki markup language:
+    * simple text syntax for creating new pages
-  * **wiki markup language**: a simple text-based system for writing pages.
+    * simple text syntax for creating crosslinks between internal pages
-  * **wiki engine**: the program that runs a wiki
+    * support for hyperlinks
-  * Each wiki engine tends to have its own markup language--but with similar features.
+  * 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.
+    * [[http://www.wikicreole.org/|Creole]] is an attempt to create a standard markup language for wikis.
 ===== Easy writing =====
-Sometimes, a **toolbar** will be provided on the editing screen with icons to insert the most commonly used markup.
+  * 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.
-Sometimes a wiki will supply a **WYSIWYG** interface for writing pages, similar to what you would find in a word processor.
+===== Editing history =====
+  * Many wiki engines 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.
-===== Page history =====
+===== Editing protection =====
-Many wikis also maintain a **history** of your page editing.
+  * Wikis can be
-  * Every change you make to a page is kept track of so you can compare the current version to an older one.
+    * **open**: //anyone// can view and edit pages
-  * Especially important in an open wiki in case someone makes some really bad changes--on purpose or by accident.
+    * **closed**: anyone can view pages, you must have an account to edit pages
+    * **private**: you must have an account to view and edit the wiki
 ===== Ways to get a wiki of your own =====
-It is easy to create your own wiki.
+  * It is easy to create your own wiki.
+  * Two choices:
-You generally have two choices:
+    * Use a hosted service.
-  * use a hosted service
+    * Install a service yourself.
-  * install a service yourself
 ===== 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//:
-  * Pro:
     * They've done the hard work of setting up the service for you.
-  * Cons:
+  * //Cons//:
-    * Typically will insert advertising into your pages to make money
+    * Typically will insert advertising into your pages to make money.
     * Many limit the number and/or size of pages in their free offerings.
     * May go out of business--and take your wiki with them!
 ===== Hosted service =====
-Some popular hosted wiki services include:
+  * Popular hosted wiki services:
+    * [[http://www.wikia.com|Wikia]]
-  * [[http://www.wikia.com|Wikia]]
+    * [[http://www.wikihost.org|wikihost.org]]
-  * [[http://www.wikihost.org|wikihost.org]]
+    * [[http://www.wikispot.org/|wiki spot]]
-  * [[http://www.wikispot.org/|wiki spot]]
+    * [[http://www.wikispaces.com/|Wikispaces]]
-  * [[http://www.wikispaces.com/|Wikispaces]]
 ===== Self-installed service =====
-To install your own wiki service, you will need to have an account with a [[wp>Web hosting service]].Then you can usually install a wiki engine by uploading the needed files or sometimes just enabling an engine in the Web host's control panel.
+  * To install your own wiki service, you will need to have an account with a [[wp>Web hosting service]].
+  * Then you can usually install a wiki engine by uploading the needed files or sometimes just enabling an engine in the Web host's control panel.
-  * Pro: your wiki will be free from advertising and won't have space and other limitations.
+  * //Pro//
-  * Con: you may have to fix any problems that come up and make backups yourself.
+    * Your wiki will be free from advertising and won't have space and other limitations.
+  * //Con//
+    * You may have to fix any problems that come up and make backups yourself.
 ===== Self-installed service =====
-Some popular and/or easy to install wiki engines include:
+  * Popular and/or easy to install wiki engines include:
-  * [[http://dokuwiki.org/|Dokuwiki]]
+    * [[http://dokuwiki.org/|Dokuwiki]]
-  * [[http://lionwiki.0o.cz/|LionWiki]]
+    * [[http://lionwiki.0o.cz/|LionWiki]]
-  * [[http://www.pmwiki.org/|PmWiki]]
+    * [[http://www.pmwiki.org/|PmWiki]]
+    * [[http://www.mediawiki.org|MediaWiki]]
-===== References =====
+===== References/sources =====
 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>.