Category talk:Wiki Edit Mode

"first edit"?

Why not call this first edit? It more correctly explains what the tags describe. That also makes it clear that you're not trying to describe a whole 'mode' or 'policy'.

Unknown

This is no longer an edit mode, but is directly in Browse - needs to be cleaned up. See Category:Unknown to help.

ByInvitation and ReadOnly

Do these really need to be seperate? If sysops can edit ReadOnly wikis, aren't those also ByInvitation, by definition? TedErnst | talk 11:34, 7 Mar 2006 (EST)

I think there is a very big difference between

• (a) a wiki where any random person can "register" with a user name and within minutes, without any human approval, immediately start to edit -- that's what LoginToEdit means, right ? -- vs.
• (b) a wiki where any random person can "register" with a user name, and after some human approves it (perhaps within a day or so), can start to edit, -- vs.
• (c) a wiki where only the Sysop and perhaps a few people the Sysop has selected ahead of time can edit, one that does not give any email address or other way for outsiders to register.

The word "invitation" in "ByInvitation" implies (c). Type (c) and ReadOnly wiki are effectively the same, to outsiders like me. What do I use to tag type (b) wiki? I would like a better name for type (b) wiki. RegisterToEdit, HumanApprovedApplicationToEdit, ... surely there's a better name? --DavidCary 22:55, 8 December 2006 (EST)

no, when for example the database is locked at a MediaWiki wiki, I don't think sysops can edit it. (I don't know, correct me if I'm wrong) so when it's ReadOnly, no one can edit it (I think), but ByInvitation it's editable by eveyone, who been invited. (gee I'm not good at explaining stuff.)

PayToEdit?

Just noticed OneBuckWiki listed at WikiIndex, looks like there some websites calling themselves wikis where you have to pay before you can edit them. Should these pay-to-edit "wikis" be listed at WikiIndex? --EarthFurst 16:34, 17 December 2007 (EST)

On the one hand, these "wiki" miss the entire point of wiki: collaboration.

On the other hand, it would be nice if wikiindex were a complete list of wiki -- even ones closed to the public.

Then we could note on the pages of those wiki that they seemed oddly deficient, and point out other, superior wiki that discuss the same topics.

--DavidCary 04:25, 19 December 2007 (EST)

How about adding PayToEdit as a sixth category of Wiki Edit Mode? (I don't like the idea of those pay-to-edit wikis lurking around in the LoginToEdit category.) --EarthFurst 14:56, 19 January 2008 (EST)

I would suggest, these wikis could be moved from LoginToEdit to PayToEdit, maybe with some words on this odd idea "pay-to-edit". Regards --Wolf | talk 15:08, 20 January 2008 (EST)

I expect to find useful things here - not advertisers and spammers. By listing things like "OneBuckWiki" we only promote advertisment bullshit and help them making money! This doesn't help the users to find useful wikis. Instead we should for example have a useful structure (e.g. categorisation) that helps finding things here...--Speckmade 03:18, 12 February 2008 (EST)