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I have installed and configured MediaWiki (same software as is used for Wikipedia). After a couple of days with it ...

• I really like the appearance, although the unmistakable resemblance to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia ]has both good and bad connotations.

• I really like the appearance, although the unmistakable resemblance to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] has both good and bad connotations.

• Setting it up was ~~a bit of a chore~~. Different back end, scripting language and database than I prefer, but it<nowiki>’</nowiki>s all running now.

• Setting it up was harder than you would expect from the documentation. Different back end, scripting language and database than I prefer, but it<nowiki>’</nowiki>s all running now.

• The real deal breaker may be the editor (that everyone who contributes or edits has to use)

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[http://toonz.ca/bwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page http://toonz.ca/bwiki/] Let<nowiki>’</nowiki>s refer to it as the bwiki site for now.

===~~Likes~~===

===Plus===

• Looks good

* Looks good

* The interface is familiar to anyone who uses Wikipedia

~~• The interface~~ is familiar to ~~anyone who uses Wikipedia~~

===Minus===

* Editor (used for creating and changing content) is not WYSIWYM (What you see is what you meant)

* I am less familiar with the underlying programming language (PHP) and Database (MySQL), than with the other wiki (.NET and SQL Server).

* There are a few anomalies running under Windows/IIS. There is better support if you are running Linux/Apache. I am running Windows/IIS.

* Documentation is sprawled over several sites (all related to WikiMedia, but all in transition).

===~~Dislikes / Concerns~~===

===Interesting===

* Strong resemblance to Wikipedia may inspire (unknown) responses

• Editor ~~(used for creating and changing content)~~ is ~~not WYSIWYM~~ (~~What you see~~ is ~~what you meant~~)

* Challenging Editor interface may deter frivolous contributions

* Has a "discussion" feature which is a less formal area where contributors can discuss individual articles. (Each page is basically an article).

• ~~I am less familiar with the underlying programming language (PHP) and Database (MySQL)~~, ~~than with the~~ other ~~wiki (.NET and SQL Server)~~.

• This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features.

~~===Interesting===~~

~~• Strong resemblance~~ to ~~Wikipedia may inspire (unknown) responses~~

==Now What==

You can take a look around. There isn't a lot here. Just enough for me to test that the system is working.

Click the logo at the top left to go to the [[Main Page]].

~~• Challenging Editor interface may deter frivolous contributions~~

or

~~• Has a "discussion" feature which is a less formal area where contributors can discuss individual articles. (Each page is basically and article)~~.

go to the [http://toonz.ca/wiki/ other wiki portal]

~~• This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features.~~

[[category:[[category:The Bose L1™ Wiki Project]]]]

[[category:~~bwiki~~]]

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 I have installed and configured MediaWiki (same software as is used for Wikipedia).  After a couple of days with it ...
-• I really like the appearance, although the unmistakable resemblance to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia ]has both good and bad connotations.
+• I really like the appearance, although the unmistakable resemblance to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] has both good and bad connotations.
-• Setting it up was a bit of a chore. Different back end, scripting language and database than I prefer, but it<nowiki>’</nowiki>s all running now.
+• Setting it up was harder than you would expect from the documentation. Different back end, scripting language and database than I prefer, but it<nowiki>’</nowiki>s all running now.
 • The real deal breaker may be the editor (that everyone who contributes or edits has to use)
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 <br><br><br>[http://toonz.ca/bwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page http://toonz.ca/bwiki/]<br><br>Let<nowiki>’</nowiki>s refer to it as the bwiki site for now.<br><br>
-===Likes===
+===Plus===
-• Looks good
+* Looks good
+* The interface is familiar to anyone who uses Wikipedia
-• The interface is familiar to anyone who uses Wikipedia
+===Minus===
+* Editor (used for creating and changing content) is not WYSIWYM (What you see is what you meant)
+* I am less familiar with the underlying programming language (PHP) and Database (MySQL), than  with the other wiki (.NET and SQL Server).
+* There are a few anomalies running under Windows/IIS. There is better support if you are running Linux/Apache.    I am running Windows/IIS.
+* Documentation is sprawled over several sites (all related to WikiMedia, but all in transition).
-===Dislikes / Concerns===
+===Interesting===
+* Strong resemblance to Wikipedia may inspire (unknown) responses
-• Editor (used for creating and changing content) is not WYSIWYM (What you see is what you meant)
+* Challenging Editor interface may deter frivolous contributions
+* Has a "discussion" feature which is a less formal area where contributors can discuss individual articles. (Each page is basically an article).
-• I am less familiar with the underlying programming language (PHP) and Database (MySQL), than  with the other wiki (.NET and SQL Server).
+• This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features.
-===Interesting===
-• Strong resemblance to Wikipedia may inspire (unknown) responses
+==Now What==
+You can take a look around. There isn't a lot here. Just enough for me to test that the system is working.
+Click the logo at the top left to go to the [[Main Page]].
-• Challenging Editor interface may deter frivolous contributions
+or
-• Has a "discussion" feature which is a less formal area where contributors can discuss individual articles. (Each page is basically and article).
+go to the [http://toonz.ca/wiki/ other wiki portal]
-• This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features.
+[[category:[[category:The Bose L1™ Wiki Project]]]]
-[[category:bwiki]]