[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia: the Journal

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/9/13 Emily Monroe <bluecaliocean at me.com>:
>> You can restrict the editing, but if you don't intend for your group
>> of readers and your group of writers to overlap heavily, then you
>> shouldn't be using wiki software. There are better ways for a small
>> group to collaborate of material intended for a much larger group to
>> read.
>
> I also agree with this. The "letter" of releasing Mediawiki to the
> public mean anyone can use it for any purpose, but the "spirit"
> dictates that if you don't intend to have people edit it in a
> "Wikipedia-style" fashion (ie We assume good faith here, so you start
> out with these editing privileges), then you need to go elsewhere.

It doesn't have anything to do with the release of the software, it's
just a matter of using the right tool for the right job.