This is a TrailHead for pages about wiki in general. See also PagesAboutZWiki and PagesAboutThisWiki.
The nature of wiki is a consequence of the WikiName and StructuredText rules defining the wiki hypertext, the automatic creation of pages, and the openness to edits. In practice, the results are surprising. They give rise to certain WikiPractice/s which exploit these qualities.
- WikiName is the naming convention that decides how pages are linked and created
- StructuredText is the markup system that allows quick authoring of hypertext
- WikiNameClass recognises a collection of WikiName/s
- InformationArchitecture describes the intent of making conventions around the wiki
- WikiPractice/s are common idioms that promote an InformationArchitecture within a wiki
- WikiGardening refers to the tending and editing of wiki done by a WikiGardener
- WikiBadge/s utilise BackLinks to allow interesting means of getting to collections of pages
- WikiWalledGarden/s are page collections that are not integrated into the wiki whole
- RemoteWiki/s are wikis connected by the RemoteWikiURL mechanism
- SisterWiki/s are closely related RemoteWiki/s
- ExclusiveWiki is a wiki that is viewable by all, but is editable by a restricted collection of authors
- PersonalWiki is an ExclusiveWiki with a single author
- ConfidentialWiki is a wiki that is viewable and editable by a restricted collection of authors
- PrivateWiki is a ConfidentialWiki with a single author
- WikiZen is the denizen of a wiki
- WikiSta is a wiki wizard
- TrailHead/s are pages that make good starting points into the content
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