[Web4lib] wikis in libraries

[Leo Robert Klein]

Lars Aronsson wrote:
> Linda_M.Schwartz at lvh.com wrote:
> 
>> Check out SeedWiki -- www.seedwiki.com for a WYSIWYG wiki that 
>> uses the familiar word processing icons instead of having to 
>> learn any coding at all.
> 
> The frequency of this argument is a sadness.  It's like mounting 
> handrails 2 ft above the floor everywhere, because toddlers who 
> are just learning to walk would find that helpful.  Well, the rest 
> of us wouldn't, and we honestly hope (but perhaps in vain) that 
> the toddlers will soon reach a higher level.
> 
> So are wikis (apart from Wikipedia) ever going to grow beyond the 
> toddler stage?  When can we finally start to discuss how to 
> achieve efficient group communication?  Or will we for ever be 
> held hostage by newcomers who are stumbling on their own feet?

I'm probably misunderstanding the issue -- wouldn't be the first time -- 
but I think the lesson is, don't make the price of using a system having 
to learn code.

I mean, what's so exceptional about a Wiki that you should have to learn 
code for it one way or the other?

LEO

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