[Actionchix] Meta: need for wiki

[Brenda Boggs]

If wiki-like style is of interest, there ARE Drupal modules that can
give it.

http://drupal.org/project/wikitools - (Node Creation: Let users create
new nodes when they type in a node name which does not exist.) plus some
other things. That's neat.

http://drupal.org/project/freelinking - It can be used 'wiki style' to
provide links between content or easy creation of new linked content.

http://drupal.org/project/liquid - Doesn't have a list of features, just
says "aims to build a module providing wiki functionality to Drupal".
I've heard of people using this one, though.

http://drupal.org/project/pearwiki_filter - not even sure what this
does, but there you go.

So... that is an option... Can you hear me cheering for Drupal? ;)

Brenda

Terri Oda wrote:
> On 24-Aug-07, at 3:09 PM, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
>   
>> To create a page on a wiki, all you do is type in whatever you want  
>> the URL
>> to be.  If it doesn't exist, it'll just go straight to "create this  
>> page."
>> This also works so that if you create a link from one page to  
>> another, if
>> the other one doesn't exist, the link is a different color (at  
>> least on
>> Wikipedia) and clicking it takes you to the "crate this page."
>>     
>
> In Drupal, you have to explicitly click the "create new content" link  
> on the left hand side (or bookmark the appropriate one) and fill in  
> the form with some info about where it goes.    So it's pretty much
>
> 1. click add link (or bookmark)
> 2. fill in form
> 3. profit
>
> VS
>
> 1. make up url
> 2. create the page by filling in the edit form (sometimes you'll need  
> to click again to get this form)
> 3. profit
>
> In my experience, a lot of people find this linear process much less  
> confusing than adding pages in the wiki.  (Most common question with  
> the last wiki I maintained was "how do I add a page?" and I finally  
> wound up making a link for people.)
>
> The big differences I can think of:
> 1. wikis are (generally speaking) more optimised for cross-linking  
> content than CMSes.  This may not be a big deal to us, as we're  
> talking about writing magazine articles, not building up a huge  
> knowledge base of information.
>
> 2. wikis almost always have their own syntax (which may be different  
> for each wiki), CMSes usually use html
>
> 3. CMSes usually have much more advanced access control, so only  
> certain people can edit certain pages.
>
> It's possible to do all the editing and stuff just easily in Drupal  
> as it would be in a separate wiki, as far as I know.
>
>
> Although given this choice for my own projects, I've gone towards  
> wikis instead of CMSes, my preference for this project is Drupal for  
> two reasons:
>
> 1. Doesn't add additional sysadmin/webadmin duties.
>
> 2. The more Chix who are comfy editing in drupal, the more chix we  
> have who are able to contribute to other parts of our website if they  
> want to volunteer.
>
>
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