You want to create a repository for your website or application where users can produce and manage information while collaborating on public content.
A wiki is a page concept itself, and not just a pattern that functions as a part of a website. The format however represents enough value in itself to represent a design pattern and not just a page concept.
A wiki page can be edited by anyone. Anyone can modify information and add new pages to the document collection. All pages are under version control, and can easily be rolled back to earlier versions. A wiki allows users to easily create, edit and link web pages together.
A wiki enables documents to be written collaboratively, in a simple markup language using a web browser. A single page in a wiki is referred to as a “wiki page”, while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected via hyperlinks, is “the wiki”. A wiki is essentially a database for creating, browsing and searching information. [Wikipedia.org]
Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites, power community websites, and are increasingly being installed by businesses to provide affordable and effective Intranets or for use in Knowledge Management. [Wikipedia.org]
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Jim on Jan 14, 2009
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Useful, but IMO is overused. That, plus differing syntax for wiki engines (Mediawiki, wikia, Twiki) sometimes leads to excessive end-user confusion. A quick formatting guide (as shown in screenshot) is HIGHLY useful.
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