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-A wiki is a special type of website that allows all of its visitors to edit and expand its content and structure.  Editing a wiki is far simpler than modifying a typical website.  Doing so does not require the usual skills with [[HTML]] Editors, [[FTP]] and the like.  Typically, it is just a matter of hitting the “edit this page” button on any page (even this one) which needs improving.  Wikis are architected from the start for participation.
+'''What is a wiki''' — a {{tag|wiki}} site is a [[:Category:Website|website]] where [[:Category:Wiki people|people]] can quickly and easily add or [[edit]] its content, typically by clicking an 'Edit' link, tab or button.  [[Wiki]] sites are intended to facilitate content creation by encouraging collaboration and cooperation.  Unlike [[:Category:Content management system|content management systems]] (CMS) that only allow [[administrator]]s to edit content, pages on a wiki site can usually be edited by anyone, often without creating an account.
-You can write whatever you want, just so long as it's not offensive or irrelevant to the Gazelles community.  Below are some external links to learn more about wiki's:
+In principle, anyone can write whatever they want on this wiki site, but the community of this wiki site expect you to limit your contributions to the [[WikiIndex:About|topic of this wiki]], avoid offensive language, and respect copyright.  We keep our wiki site clean, and delete [[spam]] and / or other unwanted content in a timely fashion.
-==More on Wikis / External Links==
+For more on wikis, see [[Wikipedia: Wiki]], and [[CommunityWiki: WhyWikiWorks]], and [[Wikipedia: History of wikis]].
-* [http://www.recentchanges.info RecentChanges.info Weblog]
-* [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/umlaut.html Heavy Metal Umlaut] (screencast on how a wiki can develop - worth the 9 minutes)
+;''Try it out
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wikipedia on Wikis]
+On any page, click on the Edit link.  Don't worry, you won't break it!
-* [http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/~blamb/wikiradio/ Wiki Radio Tutorial]
+[[Category:Wiki| ]]
+[[Category:WikiIndex]]
+[[Category:Wiki idea]]