I wouldn’t be surprised if there was already an official Wikimedia blog. I do have a vague memory of one. However, I don’t believe it’s a wiki, just a blog.
There could be benefits to a non-Wikimedia wiki that’s used in a blog-like fashion, but I really don’t see any use for one that’s WMF-affiliated, given the drawbacks. The biggest drawback: The WMF is the most visible wiki-related organization out there, making all the other drawbacks that much worse. I doubt I’d perceive the benefits as being “big.” From, I dream of horses She/her > On Dec 15, 2022, at 12:43 AM, Željko Blaće <zbl...@mi2.hr> wrote: > > Are there any good practices of using > Wikimedia MediaWikis for Blogging > or good reasons not to do it? > (I see Meta/Outreach/MediaWiki.org > have no Special:CreateBlogPost) > > I see big benefits if blogging is about Wikimedia. > Shortcomings I can imagine are potentially with: > vandalism, limited visual design + embedding options, > Confusions with User vs. Main namespace… > any others? > > Best - Z. Blace > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/KYDR2MUOJVZDH2M7X7HWIXFLMHP4BTWD/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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