Comments on: A wiki as a platform http://blogs.appropedia.org/2009/04/10/a-wiki-as-a-platform/ sharing knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:56:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Paul C http://blogs.appropedia.org/2009/04/10/a-wiki-as-a-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-2347 Paul C Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:31:27 +0000 http://blogs.appropedia.org/?p=569#comment-2347 I've been thinking some more about my own prejudices, and I think that - while I'm a big fan of wikis - they don't fall into the same category as FrontlineSMS. While they are a platform, and a very flexible one, my problem with them is that they imply conversion to a new way of working in order to succeed. It's not impossible, but it does need a range of factors to be in place for that conversion to happen. I'd be interested to hear Appropedia's experiences in terms of getting user involvement - have you written any lessons learned? I've been thinking some more about my own prejudices, and I think that - while I'm a big fan of wikis - they don't fall into the same category as FrontlineSMS. While they are a platform, and a very flexible one, my problem with them is that they imply conversion to a new way of working in order to succeed. It's not impossible, but it does need a range of factors to be in place for that conversion to happen. I'd be interested to hear Appropedia's experiences in terms of getting user involvement - have you written any lessons learned?

]]> By: Chriswaterguy http://blogs.appropedia.org/2009/04/10/a-wiki-as-a-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Chriswaterguy Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:22:45 +0000 http://blogs.appropedia.org/?p=569#comment-2341 Cool - a good API will help enormously. (Edit: I mean to say, good API tools will help enormously. The <a href="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/API" rel="nofollow">API for MediaWiki</a> is working for reading - the Pywikipedia bot uses it - but the write API is still being debugged.) Your work is one of the projects I plan to blog on - I look forward to checking out the latest. Cool - a good API will help enormously. (Edit: I mean to say, good API tools will help enormously. The API for MediaWiki is working for reading - the Pywikipedia bot uses it - but the write API is still being debugged.)

Your work is one of the projects I plan to blog on - I look forward to checking out the latest.

]]> By: Sam Rose http://blogs.appropedia.org/2009/04/10/a-wiki-as-a-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Sam Rose Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:17:24 +0000 http://blogs.appropedia.org/?p=569#comment-2340 I think wiki is a great "platform". We're working on some tools here http://socialsynergyweb.org/culturing/wiki/ducts-architecture that will let wikis talk wit blogs, and other applications and web services. The idea is that we'll export from wiki pages via api, or some form of portable data, and this can then be re-purposed into applications like repositories, etc. I think wiki is a great "platform".

We're working on some tools here http://socialsynergyweb.org/culturing/wiki/ducts-architecture that will let wikis talk wit blogs, and other applications and web services.

The idea is that we'll export from wiki pages via api, or some form of portable data, and this can then be re-purposed into applications like repositories, etc.

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