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Wiki History Database
This website is a database about people, websites, software and concepts that played a role in the history of wikis. This site is a work in progress.
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.
About this Website
This website contains pages about the history of wikis, organised into main categories as shown below on this page. To browse the site, see:
- Main Categories: structure of the site
- Category:Root: go here to work down the branches of categories and sub-categories
- Road Maps: suggestions of pages to browse
- About this Site: for more information about the site itself.
Category:Wiki History
Themes in Wiki History.
Category:Wiki People
People who played a role in the history of wikis. For an overview, see the Wiki People Narrative.
Category:Wiki Websites
Significant historical wiki websites. For an overview, see the Wiki Websites Narrative.
Category:Wiki Engines
Wiki engines are the software packages used to run wikis. For an overview, see the Wiki Engines Narrative.
Category:Wiki Concepts
The early users of wikis developed a range of specific terms and concepts related to the structure, functions and utilisation of wikis. For an overview, see the Wiki Concepts Narrative.
Is this Website a Wiki?
This website operates under MediaWiki software and thus has the potential to be a Wiki. However, only registered users can create new accounts, and at the moment there is only one registered user. (As David Wiley says: "A wiki without contributors is nothing but a blog on steroids.")
