Re: Check your Wikis
 

Paul Boddie wrote:

> I know that it's "against the Wiki way" or <insert other devotion
> statement to arbitrary principles here>, but is it really that
> intrusive to insist that people register to edit Wikis containing
> useful and important information? Although it has been quite
> dormant, the Webware Wiki managed to secure contributions from
> motivated people whilst insisting on registration, for example.

I recently registered and added stuff to the wxPython Wiki,
because the existing information was incorrect on my platform. I
almost didn't bother because of the fact that I had to register,
but by that point I had everything together that I needed to post
so it seemed silly not to register.

However, you can be sure that I won't be adding any more
information to it. I just don't think that registration is
necessary to have a good repository of information. Not to
mention that TheRules on that site seem pretty... un-wiki...

so it goes- how many more like me are there out there? How many
more than that won't post anything because they have to register?
Certainly the Wiki is not stronger for it.

-tom!

Re: Check your Wikis
 

Tom Plunket <tomas@fancy.org> writes:
[...]
> I recently registered and added stuff to the wxPython Wiki,
> because the existing information was incorrect on my platform. I
> almost didn't bother because of the fact that I had to register,
[...]

It *is* a disincentive to have to register. How many people
contributing to wikis think their contribution is earth-shakingly
important? They don't, and they already have 50 username/password
combinations to keep straight.

Why not have a undo-able wiki? Seems like the best solution. The
Zope site does that, IIRC, and I don't think they need to use the undo
facility very often.


John