[GNHLUG] "Hey, Wiki, you're so fine..." CentraLUG, 7 June 2010, Hopkinton Public Library

[Jeffry Smith]

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Ted Roche <tedroche at tedroche.com> wrote:
> Extra credit: on another list where I posted this announcement, we are
> having a good discussion of "what defines a wiki versus a blog or a CMS"
> Opinions welcomed. Venn diagrams for extra, extra credit ;)
>
1.  The page IS the document (you see it when you open it, not when
you download some .doc, .ppt, or other document).
2.  Anyone can edit any page (modulo some require login, others accept
anonymous edits - but basically if you have edit privs to one page,
you have them to all)
3.  Simplified markup - no need to know HTML
4.  History of the page / Ability to see past editions / ability to
see what has changed

my quick list on wikis.

Note this excludes SharePoint as a Wiki, AFAICS.  Unfortunately, I've
had way too many people tell me SharePoint is  a wiki, even if it
doesn't allow the editing / mainly stores documents.  Normally by
declaring SharePoint a Wiki by fiat, not because it meets the
definition.

jeff