Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

07/27/10 00:21:25 (6 weeks ago)

Author:

garrison

Comment:

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WikiStart

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 When we began the Wikiotics project, we wanted to build a collaborative wiki where people could work together to build language instruction materials, but we soon realized that current wiki engines were not easily adaptable to our goals.  In particular,
 
- * Most wikis only truly allow the editing of hypertext documents.  There is no straightforward way to add structured content, like a language lesson.  (Although some wikis support templates, they often require obscure syntax.)  Even if it were possible to enter structured content in a traditional wiki, it would be difficult allow the user to directly interact with it (e.g. by taking a quiz).
+ * Most wikis ([OtherStructuredWikis with a few exceptions]) only truly allow the editing of hypertext documents.  There is no straightforward way to add structured content, like a language lesson.  (Although some wikis support templates, they often require obscure syntax.)  Even if it were possible to enter structured content in a traditional wiki, it would be difficult allow the user to directly interact with it (e.g. by taking a quiz).
  * The workflow in most wikis is assumed to be linear, asymptotically converging to a stable state.  Instead, language lessons may fork, and merge back together again at a later date.  In short, we are attempting to build a wiki that is more like git than RCS.