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The Usefulness of Wiki

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	===The Usefulness of Wiki===		===The Usefulness of Wiki===

	~~wiki is very~~ useful for ~~finding~~ information ~~from~~ many different ~~peoples opinions~~. ~~This generally gives more accurate~~ information ~~about~~ a topic, and ~~helps~~ to ~~stop one sided posts~~.		Wiki's are useful for cataloguing information on many different topics (such as Wikipedia[http://www.wikipedia.org/]) or information on a specific topic (such as Narutopedia[http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia]). Anyone can edit a wiki, which has advantages and disadvantages. An advantage of this is that someone who finds a wiki page whcih is lacking in information and who has knowledge on this subject can add to the page, increasing its usefulness to the general public. A disadvantage of this is that people can edit in wrong information or offensive comments, so called 'page vandalism'. Due to this wiki's a rarely seen as a useful source of information for scholarly work.
	~~Therefore giving~~ information ~~that is worthwhile reading~~.

	===What is a ''wiki''..?===		===What is a ''wiki''..?===

Hlit009 at 23:30, 10 August 2009

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	A wiki is a web page able to be contributed to and edited by many users, as such it is a collaborative system. An interesting article on the background of how a wiki works can be found at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm.		A wiki is a web page able to be contributed to and edited by many users, as such it is a collaborative system. An interesting article on the background of how a wiki works can be found at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm.
			===The Usefulness of Wiki===

			wiki is very useful for finding information from many different peoples opinions. This generally gives more accurate information about a topic, and helps to stop one sided posts.
			Therefore giving information that is worthwhile reading.

			===What is a ''wiki''..?===

			A wiki is a system that permits users to generate and edit web pages. The contents of a wiki page can be edited by ''anyone'' - this allows the adding of useful information or improving or correcting of the content of a page already created by someone else. Wiki is designed to be easy to use and available to everyone, therefore providing the opportunity for anyone who wants to present information.

	===Edit Wars===		===Edit Wars===

Jrod007 at 21:47, 23 March 2009

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	A wiki is a web page able to be contributed to and edited by many users, as such it is a collaborative system. An interesting article on the background of how a wiki works can be found at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm.		A wiki is a web page able to be contributed to and edited by many users, as such it is a collaborative system. An interesting article on the background of how a wiki works can be found at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm.

Jrod007 at 04:15, 23 March 2009

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	There is an amusing subsection on edit wars [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki3.htm here], with a link through to a Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever "Lame edit wars"].		There is an amusing subsection on edit wars [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki3.htm here], with a link through to a Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever "Lame edit wars"].

	One example of notable relevance to New Zealanders is a long running edit war on the origins of the pavlova: "which was invented in Australia[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=48848026&oldid=48838557 4], New Zealand [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=57435397 5], Australia [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=51738981 6], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=66646396 7], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=74867687 8], New Zealand [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=57435397 9]"		One example of notable relevance to New Zealanders is a long running edit war on the origins of the pavlova: "which was invented in Australia [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=48848026&oldid=48838557 4], New Zealand [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=57435397 5], Australia [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=51738981 6], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=66646396 7], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=74867687 8], New Zealand [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=57435397 9]"

Jrod007 at 04:14, 23 March 2009

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	There is an amusing subsection on edit wars [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki3.htm here], with a link through to a Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever "Lame edit wars"].		There is an amusing subsection on edit wars [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki3.htm here], with a link through to a Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever "Lame edit wars"].

	One example of notable relevance to New Zealanders is a long running edit war on the origins of the pavlova: "which was invented in Australia[4], New Zealand [5], Australia[6], [7], [8], New Zealand [9]"		One example of notable relevance to New Zealanders is a long running edit war on the origins of the pavlova: "which was invented in Australia[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=48848026&oldid=48838557 4], New Zealand [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=57435397 5], Australia [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=51738981 6], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=66646396 7], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=74867687 8], New Zealand [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pavlova_%28food%29&diff=next&oldid=57435397 9]"

Jrod007 at 04:10, 23 March 2009

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	When people create or modify an article, they can become quite possessive about the content, and when an article is edited, previous contributors/creators can be automatically alerted to any changes, and have the option of "reverting" the article to a previous version. This can set up what is known as an edit war (or revert war), where an article is repeatedly edited/reverted between two versions.		When people create or modify an article, they can become quite possessive about the content, and when an article is edited, previous contributors/creators can be automatically alerted to any changes, and have the option of "reverting" the article to a previous version. This can set up what is known as an edit war (or revert war), where an article is repeatedly edited/reverted between two versions.

	There is an amusing subsection on edit wars [~~here\|~~http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki3.htm], with a link through to a Wikipedia article on [~~"Lame edit wars"\|~~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever].		There is an amusing subsection on edit wars [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki3.htm here], with a link through to a Wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever "Lame edit wars"].

	One example of notable relevance to New Zealanders is a long running edit war on the origins of the pavlova: "which was invented in Australia[4], New Zealand [5], Australia[6], [7], [8], New Zealand [9]"		One example of notable relevance to New Zealanders is a long running edit war on the origins of the pavlova: "which was invented in Australia[4], New Zealand [5], Australia[6], [7], [8], New Zealand [9]"

Jrod007 at 04:00, 23 March 2009

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	A wiki is a web page able to be contributed to and edited by many users, as such it is a collaborative system. An interesting article on the background of how a wiki works can be found at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm.		A wiki is a web page able to be contributed to and edited by many users, as such it is a collaborative system. An interesting article on the background of how a wiki works can be found at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm.

Jrod007 at 03:58, 23 March 2009

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A wiki is a web page able to be contributed to and edited by many users, as such it is a collaborative system. An interesting article on the background of how a wiki works can be found at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki.htm.

===Edit Wars===
When people create or modify an article, they can become quite possessive about the content, and when an article is edited, previous contributors/creators can be automatically alerted to any changes, and have the option of "reverting" the article to a previous version. This can set up what is known as an edit war (or revert war), where an article is repeatedly edited/reverted between two versions.

There is an amusing subsection on edit wars [here|http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wiki3.htm], with a link through to a Wikipedia article on ["Lame edit wars"| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Lamest_edit_wars_ever].

One example of notable relevance to New Zealanders is a long running edit war on the origins of the pavlova: "which was invented in Australia[4], New Zealand [5], Australia[6], [7], [8], New Zealand [9]"