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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>
===Likes===
===Plus===


* Looks good
* Looks good
* The interface is familiar to anyone who uses Wikipedia
* The interface is familiar to anyone who uses Wikipedia


===Dislikes / Concerns===
===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).
* A few anomalies running under Windows/IIS. There is better if support if you are running Linux/Apache.    I am running Windows/IIS.
* 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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==Now What==
==Now What==
You can take a look around. There isn't a lot here. Just enought for me to test that the system is working.
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]].