Frederik Dohrfdg001@gmx.net> 27/11/2006 19:10 >>
As for a WYSIWYG interface, I'd agree that while this might erase the intial obstacle, its (current?) limitations would likely lead to frustration further down the line. I'd consider WYSIWYG if advanced users could just turn it off, but it seems that all available solutions/extensions change the way contents are saved, creating an either/or situation. (This might also lead to complications when trying to export contents from the wiki for use in some other medium!?) Thanks again for you kind and truly helpful contributions! -- Frederik
I do agree with you concerning WYSIWYG option, but I must recognise I am a bit of a mess about the available options. Have you successfully tried any of them?
I also agree with Fernando: some content could act as a trigger for participation. In my case these "useful contents" have a clear end: a paper sent to a publisher, lets say, for instance, Science. So the full example must include how it is expected the content developed within the wiki environment can be exported to the required format. That is why I am concern about this issue. Please, David, have you any experience with this particular? Thanks.
I understand that I am trying to use a tool created for free creation/free access of contents to developed proprietary knowledge. But this is the way things work in a huge number of places and to cope with this situations the only way to promote the collaboration, share of knowledge and production of freely accessible information/knowledge.
As another example, I think this document could be also useful for you...
http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kimble/teaching/students/Jonathan_Davies/Jon...
All the best,
Ricardo
-- Ricardo Rodríguez Your XEN ICT Team
On 27/11/06, Ricardo Rodríguez - Your XEN ICT Team webmaster@xen.net wrote:
I also agree with Fernando: some content could act as a trigger for participation. In my case these "useful contents" have a clear end: a paper sent to a publisher, lets say, for instance, Science. So the full example must include how it is expected the content developed within the wiki environment can be exported to the required format. That is why I am concern about this issue. Please, David, have you any experience with this particular? Thanks.
I don't with this particular case. I suppose an academic paper could be co-developed via a wiki page quite well - start from notes and end up with a coherent and clearly-written paper.
(I know people who write their personal websites on wiki software, simply because it's less work than coding HTML by hand.)
One of the best keys to getting a wiki used is to use it as a better substitute for a group whiteboard or something. As I said, it's good for notes on common in-house business software and how to install it and get it to do particular things.
Essentially: find some function that a webpage anyone can edit would be a decent solution for.
I understand that I am trying to use a tool created for free creation/free access of contents to developed proprietary knowledge. But this is the way things work in a huge number of places and to cope with this situations the only way to promote the collaboration, share of knowledge and production of freely accessible information/knowledge.
It's just a collaborative editing environment for text. Any process that could benefit from that could benefit from a wiki page.
- d.
I do agree with you concerning WYSIWYG option, but I must recognise I am a bit of a mess about the available options. Have you successfully tried any of them?
Well, I'd found the following (blog) articles on the topic - might be that their info is outdated by now though: http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/01/installing-a-wysiwyg-edit... http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/2006/05/25/adding-a-wysiwyg-editor-t...
I also agree with Fernando: some content could act as a trigger for participation.
I agree, and that's why I'm trying to get everyone to at least at their contact data to the wiki, as sort of an initiation.
As another example, I think this document could be also useful for you... http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kimble/teaching/students/Jonathan_Davies/Jon...
Looks promising, thanks!
-- Frederik
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