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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. | 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. | ||
You can write whatever you want, just so long as it's not offensive or irrelevant to the community. | You can write whatever you want, just so long as it's not offensive or irrelevant to the community. Below are some external links to learn more about wikis: | ||
==More on Wikis / External Links== | == More on Wikis / External Links == | ||
* [http://www.recentchanges.info RecentChanges.info Weblog] | * [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 | * [http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/umlaut.html Heavy Metal Umlaut] (screencast on how a wiki can develop – worth the 9 minutes) | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wikipedia on Wikis] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wikipedia on Wikis] | ||
* [http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/~blamb/wikiradio/ Wiki Radio Tutorial] | * [http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/~blamb/wikiradio/ Wiki Radio Tutorial] | ||
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** [[WikiIndex:ToDo]] Need to get interlinks working | ** [[WikiIndex:ToDo]] Need to get interlinks working | ||
Try it out, on any page, click on the edit. | Try it out, on any page, click on the edit. Don't worry you won't break it. | ||
[[Category:Browse]] | [[Category:Browse]] | ||
[[fr:C'est quoi un wiki?]] | |||