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Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:11 am
by jaoudestudios
I have not really used a wiki in terms of admin.

So to get practice I was thinking of setting one up and having a play, but I would like to direct it in a useful manner. Any ideas what I could use a wiki for?

Thanks

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:22 am
by papa
Do you have any interests ?

I would set up a music wiki for theory etc. :)

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:26 am
by jaoudestudios
I an interest in web :) but still cant see a use for it - I am sure I am missing something.

How would you use it for your music?

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:31 am
by onion2k
jaoudestudios wrote:I an interest in web :) but still cant see a use for it - I am sure I am missing something.
A wiki is documentation, but with the advantage that it can "evolve" with additions and changes submitted by users. If you don't produce documentation, or if your users are very passive in the way they interact with the site, then there's no value to be gained by adding a wiki. But if they're pro-active and you do document stuff then a wiki is pure win.

I've also developed a wiki style addition for my CMS - changes are journalled like a wiki page, and they can be rolled back to any point in time, plus there's a complete audit trail of who did what. One client has been very positive about it.

I think poking about in wikimedia's code is a worthwhile exercise.

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:34 am
by papa
I was going to suggest a wiki for PHP or maybe web development in general, but it might feel a bit uninspiring concidering PHP's great manual and w3schools etc etc.

Well for music for example I would start off by adding a section about different scales and the basics in music theory. Adding more and more about reading, writing notes etc. In time adding instruments, theory and differences between different parts of the world etc.

You could do something similar with what you know about computers or specify more with only php/html css for example.

This is not a wiki but could be a good aproach:
http://www.hudzilla.org/php/

If I was a little better at PHP I would like to do something similar to help people and it's a very good reference and something you could improve over the years.

Just my 2 öre

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:42 am
by jaoudestudios
Ah I see. Thanks guys.

I am inspired now. I write my technical notes (snippets...http://www.forum.jaoudestudios.com/viewforum.php?f=48) in my forum so i can access it anywhere, but a wiki would be more useful?!?!
papa wrote:If I was a little better at PHP I would like to do something similar to help people and it's a very good reference and something you could improve over the years.
If I set one up, you are welcome to play :wink:

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:56 am
by papa
jaoudestudios wrote:Ah I see. Thanks guys.

I am inspired now. I write my technical notes (snippets...http://www.forum.jaoudestudios.com/viewforum.php?f=48) in my forum so i can access it anywhere, but a wiki would be more useful?!?!
papa wrote:If I was a little better at PHP I would like to do something similar to help people and it's a very good reference and something you could improve over the years.
If I set one up, you are welcome to play :wink:
Yeah a wiki instead of posting it on your forum would be much better imo. Easier to access the information.


Well the programming part would not be a problem, it's just that I lack some of the theory for giving good explanations etc. :)

We're using a wiki at work (sharepoint, MOSS) which is a very nice tool for intranets. If you can, look at that wiki for programming ideas. Probably similar to wikipedia though :)

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 7:58 am
by jaoudestudios
I like the look of this one and it seems similar to wikipedia http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:06 am
by papa
Yup!

Just shout when it's up and running and I'll have a go if you want. :)

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:57 am
by jaoudestudios
papa wrote:Yup!

Just shout when it's up and running and I'll have a go if you want. :)
Almost there! :wink:

Hopefully will make it live tomorrow night.

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:32 pm
by jaoudestudios
Wiki is up, but I have hardly configured it yet, I have not even put a logo on it. I will do this weekend.

Feel free to have a play. I dont think I need to create an account for you, I think you can create it yourself. Any problems let me know.
link is... http://www.wiki.jaoudestudios.com/index.php/Main_Page

Re: Wiki use ideas

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:22 pm
by papa
Cool, I'll have a go tomorrow. :)