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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 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 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. | • 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. | ||
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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> | <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> | ||
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* 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) | * 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). | * 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). | * Documentation is sprawled over several sites (all related to WikiMedia, but all in transition). | ||
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* Has a "discussion" feature which is a less formal area where contributors can discuss individual articles. (Each page is basically an article). | * Has a "discussion" feature which is a less formal area where contributors can discuss individual articles. (Each page is basically an article). | ||
• This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features. | • This system does not have integrated features like blogs, forums as well as wikis. We may not need those other features. | ||
==Now What== | ==Now What== | ||
You can take a look around. There isn't a lot here. Just | 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]]. | Click the logo at the top left to go to the [[Main Page]]. | ||
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go to the [http://toonz.ca/wiki/ other wiki portal] | go to the [http://toonz.ca/wiki/ other wiki portal] | ||
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