Difference between revisions of "Bwiki"
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• Editor (used for creating and changing content) is not WYSIWYM (What you see is what you meant) | • Editor (used for creating and changing content) is not WYSIWYM (What you see is what you meant) | ||
| − | • I am less familiar with the underlying programming language (PHP) and Database (MySQL), than | + | • I am less familiar with the underlying programming language (PHP) and Database (MySQL), than with the other wiki (.NET and SQL Server). |
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• Has a "talk" feature which is a discussion area for each article | • Has a "talk" feature which is a discussion area for each article | ||
| + | • This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features. | ||
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Revision as of 09:05, 7 August 2006
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I have installed and configured MediaWiki (same software as is used for Wikipedia). After a couple of days with it ...
• I really like the appearance, although the unmistakable resemblance to Wikipedia has both good and bad connotations.
• Setting it up was a bit of a chore. Different back end, scripting language and database than I prefer, but it’s all running now.
• The real deal breaker may be the editor (that everyone who contributes or edits has to use)
• Readers get to enjoy the overall interface which is pretty good, but contributors have to learn a somewhat non-intuitive interface.
http://toonz.ca/bwiki/
Let’s refer to it as the bwiki site for now.
Likes
• Looks good
• The interface is familiar to anyone who uses Wikipedia
Dislikes / Concerns
• Editor (used for creating and changing content) is not WYSIWYM (What you see is what you meant)
• I am less familiar with the underlying programming language (PHP) and Database (MySQL), than with the other wiki (.NET and SQL Server).
Interesting
• Strong resemblance to Wikipedia may inspire (unknown) responses
• Challenging Editor interface may deter frivolous contributions
• Has a "talk" feature which is a discussion area for each article
• This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features.