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A '''pseudowiki''' is a site that calls itself a wiki or imitates a popular wiki skin (such as Vector) but is not actually a wiki. Examples would be [[Ensis wiki]], which calls itself a wiki, and which may use a private wiki, and | A '''pseudowiki''' is a site that calls itself a [[wiki]] or imitates a popular wiki skin (such as Vector), but is not actually a [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]]. Examples would be [[Ensis wiki]], which calls itself a wiki, and which may use a [[:Category:Private|private wiki]], and [[Wikimedia blog]] (WordPress). With reference to this trend, [[Karsten Hoffmeyer]] noted, with regard to 12 of the 17 [[:Category:Wikimedia chapters|Wikimedia chapters]],[http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.web.wiki.wikiapiary.general/74] | ||
{{cquote|The other chapters do not have the dignity to use MediaWiki. Well, this is imho a bit shameful but basically it is none of my business. So ... One funny thing though I had a jolly good laugh about: one chapter sort of imitates the Vector skin using another CMS.}} | {{cquote|The other chapters do not have the dignity to use [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]. Well, this is imho a bit shameful but basically it is none of my business. So ... One funny thing though I had a jolly good laugh about: one chapter sort of imitates the Vector skin using another [[:Category:Content management system|CMS]].}} | ||
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*[[:Category:NotAWiki]] | *[[:Category:NotAWiki]] | ||
[[Category:Glossary]] | |||
Revision as of 15:02, 12 May 2014
A pseudowiki is a site that calls itself a wiki or imitates a popular wiki skin (such as Vector), but is not actually a wiki. Examples would be Ensis wiki, which calls itself a wiki, and which may use a private wiki, and Wikimedia blog (WordPress). With reference to this trend, Karsten Hoffmeyer noted, with regard to 12 of the 17 Wikimedia chapters,[1]
| The other chapters do not have the dignity to use MediaWiki. Well, this is imho a bit shameful but basically it is none of my business. So ... One funny thing though I had a jolly good laugh about: one chapter sort of imitates the Vector skin using another CMS. |
- See also