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| + | The following is a narrative presentation of basic Wiki Concepts. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Basic Wiki Concepts== |
| − | + | A [[Wiki]] is a website where any visitor can edit pages. The first Wiki was [[Ward Cunningham]]'s website [[WikiWikiWeb]]. Wikis were first brought to public attention by the collaborative on-line encyclopedia [[Wikipedia]]. | |
==WikiModes and Editing== | ==WikiModes and Editing== | ||
| − | + | [[WikiModes]] were first defined on the [[WikiWikiWeb]] as "modes of interaction and annotation" on the wiki. The principal modes are [[DocumentMode]], which is when a Wiki contribution is written in the third person and left unsigned, and [[ThreadMode]], which is a form of discussion where the wiki community holds a conversation. | |
| − | [[ | + | [[Ward Cunningham]] advocated the use of [[DocumentMode]] rather [[ThreadMode]], in other words [[DissertationFavoredOverDialog]]. Each page was to begin with an [[OpeningStatement]], and visitors were encouraged to edit pages in the role of an anonymous [[WikiAuthor]]. |
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| + | One form of editing is [[ReFactoring]], which is a programming term which has come to mean rearranging a wiki page to improve it's structure. | ||
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*[[ThreadMess]] | *[[ThreadMess]] | ||
*[[WikiMaster]] | *[[WikiMaster]] | ||
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An [[EditHint]] is a marker set to point out places where edits would be of benefit, such as to clarify the original intent or to apply a second opinion. | An [[EditHint]] is a marker set to point out places where edits would be of benefit, such as to clarify the original intent or to apply a second opinion. | ||
| − | EditHint is the general tag, and there are numerous specialized refactoring tags, such as [[RefactorMe]], | + | EditHint is the general tag, and there are numerous specialized refactoring tags, such as [[RefactorMe]], AnswerMe, [[DeleteMe]], [[DeleteWhenCooked]], DeleteThisPageSoon, TooLargeToGrasp, [[BrokenLink]], [[BrokenWhitespace]] and [[ToDo]]. |
*[[OnTopic]] | *[[OnTopic]] | ||
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==WikiHistory== | ==WikiHistory== | ||
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*[[WikiMindWipe]] | *[[WikiMindWipe]] | ||
*[[WikiReductionists]] | *[[WikiReductionists]] | ||
