Also... While I'm at it... A couple of other thoughts...
First, Yes, wikis can be edited by {anyone that has an account}...
Although, that's not the same as {anyone on the internet}; I have been part
of projects in the past that only let accounts marked as "Developer" write
to the wiki, but anyone could write to the "Talk" page...
And that leads me to my second point... Wikis aren't just a collection of
articles... Each wiki has a version control system and a full history of
edits... If you suspect a page has been tampered with, you can check the
history for old versions. There is also a Talk page for each article, where
you can "Discuss" edits or proposed changes or what have you.
And third... Wikipedia has moderators... And lots of private wikis do, too.
It's not the wild west you seem to be afraid of... It's literally just a
piece of software that serves the task of managing and hosting articles and
content... It's no more or less trustworthy than any other content on the
internet.
Wikis are great... They solve a lot of problems that the old "Scribble
notes on a legal pad" solution created. No need to be scared.
On Sat, Sep 15, 2018, 07:21 Tyrell Jentink <[email protected]> wrote:
> As we have beat around the "You clearly have no idea what a wiki is" bush,
> I think we failed to answer your question...
>
> If your chosen scripting language has a wiki, and that wiki has your
> answers, then Yes, you should use it.
>
> It's not 1998 anymore; The fears over unmoderated edits to wikis have
> largely proven to be overstated, and aren't even true on Wikipedia anymore,
> where the claim was most prevelent. The simple fact of the matter is that
> wikis have enough eyes on them that, even if false information gets
> inserted, it won't last long.
>
> And on a wiki owned and operated by a specific project, the risk is
> essentially non-existent.
>
> Use the wiki. Your life will be more stress free.
>
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 14:05 Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> To those who revere the BARD, I sort of apologize.
>> Did he not know how to turn a phrase?
>> P.S. I was taught the fundamentals of "headline writing" in Jr. High
>> more than 50 years ago. Did I get your attention?
>>
>> My underlying problem is OS independent. However, I seek a Linux
>> solution. For my preferred scripting language, in depth tutorials are
>> few. An acceptable solution would be a repository of commented working
>> scripts. My language of choice does have a wiki. HOWEVER, anyone can
>> modify anything at any time without immediate checks/balances.
>>
>> Where should I go looking?
>> TIA
>>
>> [also, am I too far OT?]
>>
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