Difference between revisions of "Wiki Concepts Narrative"

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[[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.  
 
[[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 use of [[DocumentMode]] in preference to [[ThreadMode]], in other words: [[DissertationFavoredOverDialog]]
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[[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]].
  
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?DissertationFavoredOverDialog
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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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Visitors were thus encouraged to edit pages.
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[[ReFactoring]] improves the structure of code without changing the functionality of the application. The term has also come to mean rearranging a wiki page to improve it's structure.  
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 28 October 2007