wiki - was Re: [Sderby] CD Burning

[Ashley Heath]

On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:12:14 +0100
Clive Jones <clive@tux-it.co.uk> wrote:

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> On Monday 16 Sep 2002 7:43 pm, Ashley Heath wrote:
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> > I love the way anyone can post material, ask or answer a question, this
> > should be of great benefit to the LUG, but how do you stop the system from
> > being abused?? ie What stops anyone casually coming along and deleting the
> > contents of a FAQ built up over many months or posting abuse to a
> > legitimate question??
> 
> Firstly, the URL is not public, it is only advertised by putting the URL into 
> the sig at the bottom of our mailing list.  The whole idea is based on trust.  
> If the system is defaced then it relies on other users removing any 
> defacements, or rolling it back to a previous version.
> 
> > Clive, as you have been using this for a while, what is your experience of
> > using wiki.
> 
> I think they are a great idea, as unlike list archives they are not stuck in 
> time, but can be updated if anyone finds any content which is not current.
> 
> I can think of a number of (commercial) projects in the past that could have 
> made excellent use of a wiki, especially for creating preliminary 
> documentation.  Every intranet should have one ;)
> 
> Our original idea was to summarise things we had discussed on the list.  It 
> has not worked as well as we had hoped, probably because we need more users 
> updating content to get the momentum going.  Most of the content has been 
> added by just a handful of people.
> 
> C.
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Clive,

Thanks for the prompt reply, it answers my query perfectly, I didn't realise it was hidden from public view.

Ash