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<font size="5">'''Wikis Database'''</font> | <font size="5">'''Wikis Database'''</font> | ||
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| − | This website is a database about people, projects, concepts and websites in the world of [[Wikis]] | + | This website is a database about people, projects, concepts and websites in the world of [[Wikis]]. |
| − | + | 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. | |
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| − | + | ==[[:Category:Wiki People]]== | |
| − | + | People who played a role in the history of wikis or who are currently active in the development or maintenance of wiki websites or software. | |
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| − | == | + | ==[[:Category:Wiki Websites]]== |
| − | + | Significatnt wiki websites. | |
| − | This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki]]. However, when the | + | ==[[:Category:Wiki Engines]]== |
| + | Wiki engines are the software packages used to run wikis. | ||
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| + | ==[[:Category:Wiki Concepts]]== | ||
| + | The users of wikis have developed a range of specific terms and concepts related to the structure, functions and utilisation of wikis. | ||
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| + | ==About this Website== | ||
| + | This website is a work in progress, and some sections are more complete than others. | ||
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| + | For the structure of the site, see the '''[[Main Categories]]''' or go to '''[[:Category:Root]]'''. For suggestions about pages to browse see [[Road Maps]]. For more information about the site itself, see [[About this Site]]. | ||
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| + | 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." | ||
