> And a wiki sounds much more sensible than a blog, although > what I really > know about either is back-of-fag-packet material.
What is a wiki? (from: http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiPhilosophyFaq ) Q: I'm interested in using Wiki technology to help organize a software project... but would using Wiki be better than, say, a plain vanilla message board? I've already decided it's better than a chat room, since the text is more permanent. A: Compared to a plain vanilla message board, a Wiki's advantage is in DocumentMode. In a message board, somebody writes, somebody answers, somebody else answers, somebody asks a follow up question, ... . You end up with a whole lot of messages but not an integrated story. On a wiki, somebody can start a wiki page by asking a question. Someone can come along and edit that page to answer the question. Somebody else can come along and edit the answer to cover an additional point, or clarify a point, or whatever. If somebody edits the page by adding a followup question, it can be left on that page and then answered. Maybe it makes more sense to move it to its own page. Somebody looking for an answer does not have to read through a long series of messages to see all the nuances of the answer, they just read the Wiki page where all of those nuances have been continually edited into an integrated whole. > -----Original Message----- > From: Aidan Whitehall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 June 2003 14:41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] ColdFusion FAQ > > > > > I mentioned b4 that I have the cffaq.net Domain which I'll donate > > > for any community web site... > > [snip] > > > perhaps the whole thing would be best if it was a wiki? Not that I > > like wikis much, but they would seem the idea tool for a community > > driven project such as a Coldfusion FAQ.... > > [snip] > > > Or a blog??? > > That's a great domain name. Cule... > > And a wiki sounds much more sensible than a blog, although > what I really > know about either is back-of-fag-packet material. > > > -- > Aidan Whitehall <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Macromedia ColdFusion Developer > Fairbanks Environmental Ltd +44 (0)1695 51775 > Queen's Awards Winner 2003 <http://www.fairbanks.co.uk/go/awards> > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The > service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive > anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: > http://www.star.net.uk > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
