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[DPRG] wiki
Subject: [DPRG] wiki
From: Glenn Pipe
ggpipe at yahoo.com
Date: Mon Feb 4 12:40:20 CST 2008
My comments are below.
On
Sat,
2008-02-02
at
12:03
-0600,
Kipton
Moravec
wrote:
>
The
link
is
http://www.wikimatrix.org
(NOT
.com)
Thanks
for
the
correction
on
the
URL
Kip.
>
The
one
feature
I
am
not
sure
of
is
WYSIWYG
Editing.
My
initial
>
impression
is
yes
it
would
be
helpful
for
anyone
wanting
to
>
contribute
(not
just
Wiki
experts).
What
are
other
people's
>
thoughts
on
this?
>I'm
not
sure
if
a
WYSIWYG
editor
is
really
that
helpful.
Most
wikis
use
>very
simple
markup
comparable
to
a
typical
web-based
message
forum.
But
>I'm
not
opposed
as
long
as
I
still
have
an
optional
small,
fast
>interface.
I implemented a wiki at my workplace. I discovered that another department
was already using a wiki which was Media Wiki but the only content that was
added to it was done by the system administrator. The main reason: too difficult to
use.
That is why I decided on Deki Wiki, which by default is WYSIWYG, whereas MediaWiki
there is a add on to do that. Yes there are some people that are more comfortable with HTML
or vi or emacs than a WYSIWYG editor, but the vast majority of people prefer WYSIWYG.
BTW, under DekiWiki, you can still enter HTML if you want.
>
>From
my
looking
at
them,
I
would
prefer
one
with
a
spell
>
checker
and
one
that
allows
mathematical
formulas.
Don't
all
web
browsers
have
built-in
spell
checkers
these
days?
I'm
not
sure
it
makes
sense
to
duplicate
web
browser
features
in
the
Wiki.
A
lot
of
wikis
support
math
plug-ins.
I'm
sure
DokuWiki
and
MediaWiki
would.
I
think
the
UTD
guys
set
up
a
wiki
that
allowed
math
forumula
editing
-
anyone
know
what
wiki/plugin
they
used?
On
Sat,
2008-02-02
at
14:02
-0800,
Sanjay
Dastoor
wrote:
>
2.
No
login/password.
There
are
good
spam
block-lists
that
are
>
automatically
updated,
so
keep
the
wiki
open.
People
will
edit
more
>
often.
If
spam
or
vandalism
become
an
issue,
then
it
can
be
changed
>
later.
Also,
keep
good
backups
of
the
wiki
data.
>Unfortunately,
spammers
find
wikis
on
high
page
rank
sites
pretty
>quickly.
But
I'd
like
to
integrate
it
with
the
existing
DPRG
member
>system
so
we
don't
have
to
have
two
sets
of
logins.
>Backup
is
no
problem.
Aside
from
the
Wiki's
internal
history,
daily
>backups
are
made
of
the
entire
DPRG
site.
Yes spammers can ruin a wiki pretty fast. It wouldn't be difficult to add a login
for contributors. Most wikis support this. I wouldn't advise a public wiki
without a login for this reason.
Also DekiWiki does support templates, so its look it customizable.
Thanks,
Glenn
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