Re: [Mediawiki-l] Calendars for MW?

On 12/03/07, Rob Church <robchur(a)gmail.com> wrote: [snippage etc] The last thing I want to engage in here is an energetic debate about the Tao of MediaWiki :) I am in a situation arrived at via several pragmatic choices, in that the wiki in question is becoming a shared home for a social group (membership is small - less than 20 - but worldwide) to which I have belonged for some 14 years. I have been looking at wikis for some time and am very keen to use them further. I have some strong development ideas for building upon a wiki platform but do need to learn more about the practicalities of wiki management & development, so by combining these objectives with the above need I have a good opportunity. I rented a raw Debian linux virtual server with the intention of playing wiki until I found one that best fitted my model. What I have learned so far is that my Unix skills are way too out of date for such a project without considerable work, and I don't actually want to become a Linux sysadmin again. I accordingly went looking for a 'leg up' and was recommended to dreamhost, who happens to offer MW as a one-click install. Answer to a maiden's prayer ... So whether MW is truly 'appropriate' to my needs, or merely 'sufficiently functional, convenient & available' is perhaps another debate, but that is why I am where I am and asking for more experienced users' opinions about MW & its extensions. -- Regards, Mike