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| − | ==This site contains review information rather than encyclopedic or how-to information==
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| − | The information about convivial tools presented on this website is primarily '''review information''' rather than '''encyclopedic information''' or '''how-to information''', as explained below:
| + | I initially created this website in mid-2007 hoping that it would become a [[Wiki|wiki]] devoted to the promotion of [[Convivial Tools]]. |
| − | *Review information presents a rapid overview and evaluation of a subject. This type of information is found for example on a [[Review Sites|Review Site]], which Wikipedia defines as "a website on which people can post reviews for products or services".
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| − | *Encyclopedic information is detailed, objective and verifiable information, such as should be found in Wikipedia articles.
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| − | *How-to information is practical step-by-step instructions on how to do something, as is found on [[How-to Websites]].
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| − | Although the name "Convivial Tools User Guide" might suggest that this is a how-to site, it is closer to a review site. Detailed how-to information should be posted to one of the [[How-to Websites]].
| + | In late 2007 I created a separate [http://convivialtools.net Convivial Tools website]. At that time I had already created a significant number of pages about wikis on the present site (wikis being a good example of a "convivial tool"). It thus seemed appropriate to consacrate the present site entirely to the subject of [[Wiki|wikis]], and to the people, websites, software and concepts relating thereto. |
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| − | ==Main topics on this Convivial Tools website==
| + | However, my attention soon turned elsewhere, and the present site stagnated during all of 2008 and much of 2009. Meanwhile I realized that wikis have gone mainstream, and that the subject has become both banal and overly vast. In coming back to the site today (in July 2009) to do a bit of [[ReFactoring]], it seems more appropriate to limit the scope of the site to [[Wiki History]]. |
| − | The theme of this site is ''Convivial Tools'', which [[Ivan Illich]] defined as tools which allow the user to operate with independent efficiency. Information is presented on the following topics, each of which illustrates the idea of "Convivial Tools":
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| − | *[[:Category:Convivial Tools]] (the philosophy of Convivial Tools)
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| − | *[[:Category:Free and Open Source Software]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Open Design]]
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| − | *[[:Category:Wikis]]
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