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Benefits of Open Editability
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::Yep I'd say [[:Category:OpenEdit]], in fact I ''have'' now said so in the definition of that category! (can change if people disagree though) -- [[User:Harry Wood|Harry Wood]] 12:27, 19 Jan 2006 (EST) | ::Yep I'd say [[:Category:OpenEdit]], in fact I ''have'' now said so in the definition of that category! (can change if people disagree though) -- [[User:Harry Wood|Harry Wood]] 12:27, 19 Jan 2006 (EST) | ||
== Benefits of Open Editability == | |||
I'm a firm believer in Open Editability. Wikis are uniquely capabile of supporting edits from random un-logged-in internet users, because of their reversible change features which allow soft security to work. This is a huge bonus, allowing people to swing by and contribute something without going to the hassle of chosing a username and password. People setting up a new wiki are missing out, if they decide to set it up as [[:Category:LoginToEdit|LoginToEdit]]. A registration process immediately quashes the kind of casual contributions which can lead to addictive wiki energy and community participation. | |||
Anyway I'm probably preaching to the converted here, but should we add some notes to this effect on the category page there? I think we should at least link to somewhere pointing out the advantages of open editability. But where to link to? There's probably some good information on [[MeatballWiki]], if we can find it. I know they have some discussions of [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SoftSecurity SoftSecurity] and [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SoftSecurity ReversibleChange] -- [[User:Harry Wood|Harry Wood]] 06:26, 20 Apr 2006 (EDT) | |||