Comments on: The Wiki Learning Curve http://propr.ca/2005/the-wiki-learning-curve/ Exploring social media and public relations Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:01:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Joseph Thornley http://propr.ca/2005/the-wiki-learning-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Joseph Thornley Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:24:04 +0000 http://www.thornleyfallisgroup.ca/propr/?p=6#comment-14 Robert, I've read that MediaWiki will introduce a better editor - and I can't wait. We use MediaWiki as our company's Wiki platform - and it's great. Now, if they could just improve the editing interface... Robert, I’ve read that MediaWiki will introduce a better editor – and I can’t wait. We use MediaWiki as our company’s Wiki platform – and it’s great. Now, if they could just improve the editing interface…

]]> By: ProPr » The Wiki Learning Curve (2) http://propr.ca/2005/the-wiki-learning-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-13 ProPr » The Wiki Learning Curve (2) Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:14:27 +0000 http://www.thornleyfallisgroup.ca/propr/?p=6#comment-13 [...] My company has replaced our Intranet with a Wiki. In a previous post, I wrote that the Wiki Learning Curve - the need for users raised on MS Word to adopt a new mindset suited to the Wiki interface - is impeding use of our Wiki by our team. [...] [...] My company has replaced our Intranet with a Wiki. In a previous post, I wrote that the Wiki Learning Curve – the need for users raised on MS Word to adopt a new mindset suited to the Wiki interface – is impeding use of our Wiki by our team. [...]

]]> By: Robert French http://propr.ca/2005/the-wiki-learning-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Robert French Sat, 10 Dec 2005 16:45:03 +0000 http://www.thornleyfallisgroup.ca/propr/?p=6#comment-12 Allan's right and the new (pending) version of MediaWiki - the platform that powers Wikipedia - is going to have a much more user-friendly interface. <a href="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki" rel="nofollow">Mediawiki</a> is opensource and probably has the most documentation available for users. So, I would strongly suggest taking a look at that. We use MediaWiki at <a href="http://www.marcomblog.com/" rel="nofollow">Marcomblog</a>/<a href="http://www.marcomblog.com/wikimedia/index.php?title=Main_Page" rel="nofollow">MarcomWiki</a>. Allan’s right and the new (pending) version of MediaWiki – the platform that powers Wikipedia – is going to have a much more user-friendly interface.

Mediawiki is opensource and probably has the most documentation available for users. So, I would strongly suggest taking a look at that.

We use MediaWiki at Marcomblog/MarcomWiki.

]]> By: Allan Jenkins http://propr.ca/2005/the-wiki-learning-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Allan Jenkins Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:06:34 +0000 http://www.thornleyfallisgroup.ca/propr/?p=6#comment-11 Jimbo Wales of the Wikipedia Foundation made much the same point in a speech in Copenhagen this summer. Wikis aren't terribly editor-friendly, which means they tend to be adopted by geeks, and not necessarily those with the most to provide. Jimbo Wales of the Wikipedia Foundation made much the same point in a speech in Copenhagen this summer. Wikis aren’t terribly editor-friendly, which means they tend to be adopted by geeks, and not necessarily those with the most to provide.

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