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Therefore, because 'AboutUs' does NOT evoke the <u>entire</u> spirit of a wiki (including wholly attribitable edit summaries), I'm gonna add the '''<nowiki>{{NotAWiki}}</nowiki>''' tag, and change the page stats to ZERO! [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] 11:14, 29 June 2011 (PDT) | Therefore, because 'AboutUs' does NOT evoke the <u>entire</u> spirit of a wiki (including wholly attribitable edit summaries), I'm gonna add the '''<nowiki>{{NotAWiki}}</nowiki>''' tag, and change the page stats to ZERO! [[User:Hoof Hearted|Hoof Hearted]] 11:14, 29 June 2011 (PDT) | ||
: It most certainly is a wiki :-). We only use a MediaWiki skeleton anymore. The stats don't reflect any reality. Nearly all of the pages on AboutUs.org are editable. Have you seen http://AboutUs.org/TheWikiWay ? and http://blog. | : It most certainly is a wiki :-). We only use a MediaWiki skeleton anymore. The stats don't reflect any reality. Nearly all of the pages on AboutUs.org are editable. Have you seen http://AboutUs.org/TheWikiWay ? and [http://blog.aboutus.org/2011/06/13/are-my-updates-safe-on-aboutus/ the weblog]. Best, [[MarkDilley]] | ||
:: Yes it's a wiki, definitely. Not only [[MarkDilley|Mark]] is active there (the one who kept [[Welcome|this wiki]] alive for years), but also [[Ward Cunningham|Ward]], the father of the wiki idea. :) Sure, the most pages there are created and forgotten after that. But: ''to be a wiki'' means <u>not</u> to force anyone to edit.Best regards, [[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 11:45, 29 June 2011 (PDT) | :: Yes it's a wiki, definitely. Not only [[MarkDilley|Mark]] is active there (the one who kept [[Welcome|this wiki]] alive for years), but also [[Ward Cunningham|Ward]], the father of the wiki idea. :) Sure, the most pages there are created and forgotten after that. But: ''to be a wiki'' means <u>not</u> to force anyone to edit.Best regards, [[Wolf Peuker|Wolf]] | <small>[[User talk:Peu|talk]]</small> 11:45, 29 June 2011 (PDT) | ||
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Ray, something's up with your statistics. TedErnst | talk 16:47, 18 October 2006 (EDT)
GreatFeature?
This wiki has some extraordinary stuff, like user rating, Google maps support, and linking titles. – Smiddle / T·C·@ 03:05, 7 December 2006 (EST)
Stick my neck out . . .
OK, time to pin my colours to the mast - in my opinion, AboutUs is definately NOT a wiki. According to their stats, as of 11:14, 29 June 2011 (PDT), "There are 20,445,421 total pages in the database, 983,674 of which have been edited. This includes "talk" pages, pages about AboutUs, minimal "stub" pages and redirects." - these figures prove it is NOT a wiki. From over 20 million 'pages' on their site, less than 1 million pages (which include "talk" pages, pages about AboutUs, minimal "stub" pages and redirects) are 'editable'. The whole point of a wiki is that person A creates a 'page' from scratch, person B adds a bit more, person C changes it some more . . . etc.
Futhermore, it is clear from their home page, the title bar of the browser states "AboutUs: Easy-To-Understand Tools & Resources For SEO and Web Marketing".; and their licence states "Editable content is available under the terms of the GFDL and the CC By-SA License. All non-editable content and all content in the Learn section are copyrighted by AboutUs Inc."
Therefore, because 'AboutUs' does NOT evoke the entire spirit of a wiki (including wholly attribitable edit summaries), I'm gonna add the {{NotAWiki}} tag, and change the page stats to ZERO! Hoof Hearted 11:14, 29 June 2011 (PDT)
- It most certainly is a wiki :-). We only use a MediaWiki skeleton anymore. The stats don't reflect any reality. Nearly all of the pages on AboutUs.org are editable. Have you seen http://AboutUs.org/TheWikiWay ? and the weblog. Best, MarkDilley
- Yes it's a wiki, definitely. Not only Mark is active there (the one who kept this wiki alive for years), but also Ward, the father of the wiki idea. :) Sure, the most pages there are created and forgotten after that. But: to be a wiki means not to force anyone to edit.Best regards, Wolf | talk 11:45, 29 June 2011 (PDT)