[Mediawiki-l] corporate wiki: success factors?

[Ricardo Rodríguez - Your XEN ICT Team]

>>> Frederik Dohrfdg001 at 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/Jonathan_Davies.html 
 
All the best,
 
Ricardo

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Ricardo Rodríguez
Your XEN ICT Team