The lack of wysiwyg is indeed a hurdle for contributors. Even at a "techie" company like Intuit, half the potential contributors see wikitext as a hurdle.
This is a "wall" we are currently facing with our nascent Wiki. There is some urging for FCK editor, but I some don't find wiki markup difficult or particularly onerous - but I suppose I'm in the minority - at least here. What are others experiences - is it worth the price of admission to add the functionality or do I just tell'em that's the way it is?
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