Is it time we have a MSE WiKi

freestyle_3 · 11 March 2006 at 4:49AM

With the popularity of this site, in particular the forum. I am thinking it's time that something major is considered.

I just saw the post bellow 500,000 people ! That's amazing

There are some very good web technologies that this site could use and a Wiki could be one of them.

Any thoughts ?

Also does Martin know what a wiki is?

Nile · 11 March 2006 at 1:24PM

I don't!:o

Tell me more.

Regards

Nile

trafalgar_2 · 11 March 2006 at 1:29PM

Put simply, a wiki is a website that can be edited by anyone. All you have to do is click a link on a wiki page, usually one saying "Edit this page", type something and click save.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1182809,00.html

sra · 11 March 2006 at 5:49PM

trafalgar wrote:

Put simply, a wiki is a website that can be edited by anyone. All you have to do is click a link on a wiki page, usually one saying "Edit this page", type something and click save.

http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1182809,00.html

The best know example is wikipedia.

you notice at the top of pages you can select to 'edit this page' if you want to modify it.

You need to trust people. There's been many well publicized cases of people abusing the system

trafalgar_2 · 11 March 2006 at 5:56PM

Thanks sra ,when I was reading about it earler my first question was how do you stop abuse .

thnaks for the links

headcovers · 11 March 2006 at 6:00PM

sra wrote:

The best know example is wikipedia.

you notice at the top of pages you can select to 'edit this page' if you want to modify it.

You need to trust people. There's been many well publicized cases of people abusing the system

You're not kidding. The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales was killed because of information falsely placed on his website.

Let's not go there.

trafalgar_2 · 11 March 2006 at 6:05PM

ohhhhhhhhhhhh a 'victim' of his own success eh:D

sra · 11 March 2006 at 6:06PM

and they had to ban the US congress :rotfl:

You'd have to have a system in place where people had to register, and also be able to track version changes for someone abusing the system

freestyle_3 · 13 March 2006 at 5:21AM

umm, well just use the same registration we use for the forums

aliasojo · 13 March 2006 at 8:20AM

My opinion is that if this were to happen.......the site would go downhill rapidly and members would leave in droves.

Dora_the_Explorer_5 · 13 March 2006 at 12:07PM

What would prevent anyone from setting up a wiki about MSE? Are there rules? Would it need permission? and from whom?

Is it time we have a MSE WiKi

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