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A [[wiki]] is a website whose pages can be edited by any visitor. The first wiki, called [[WikiWikiWeb]], was created by [[Ward Cunningham]] in 1995. Wikis were brought to the attention of the general public by the success of [[Wikipedia]], an online collaborative encyclopedia created in 2001. | A [[wiki]] is a website whose pages can be edited by any visitor. The first wiki, called [[WikiWikiWeb]], was created by [[Ward Cunningham]] in 1995. Wikis were brought to the attention of the general public by the success of [[Wikipedia]], an online collaborative encyclopedia created in 2001. | ||
| − | The present website presents information about wikis, organised into the categories shown below. | + | The present website presents information about wikis, organised into the categories shown below. For the structure of the site, see the '''[[Main Categories]]''' or go to '''[[:Category:Root]]'''. |
==[[:Category:Wiki People]]== | ==[[:Category:Wiki People]]== | ||
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This website is a work in progress, and some sections are more complete than others. | This website is a work in progress, and some sections are more complete than others. | ||
| − | + | For suggestions about pages to browse, see [[Road Maps]]. For more information about the site itself, see [[About this Site]]. | |
This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki]]. However, when the website began to be spammed (see [[Spam Attack]]), the configuration was changed so that only [[WikiSysop]] can create new accounts. The site currently operates as the creation of a single person. But as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wiley David Wiley] says: "A wiki without contributors is nothing but a blog on steroids." | This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki]]. However, when the website began to be spammed (see [[Spam Attack]]), the configuration was changed so that only [[WikiSysop]] can create new accounts. The site currently operates as the creation of a single person. But as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wiley David Wiley] says: "A wiki without contributors is nothing but a blog on steroids." | ||
