Comments on: Short Comings of Wikis http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/01/20/short-comings-of-wikis/ Canadian Entrepreneur Currently Adding Value in the Web 2.0 Space Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:33:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Crow http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/01/20/short-comings-of-wikis/comment-page-1/#comment-51 David Crow Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:18:55 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/01/20/short-comings-of-wikis/#comment-51 "The <a href="http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/">BarCamp wiki has moved</a> to the PBWiki.<br /><br />PBWiki supports includes:<br /><br />* RSS alerts<br />* HTML support<br />* Built-in search<br />* File storage capability (10MB for free users and 1000MB for premium users)<br />* Revision history<br />* 1-click ability to backup your wiki<br />* SSL encrypted access<br />* Pre-made skins for free users and unlimited customization for premium users<br />* Support by email and forum<br /><br />This should help, because I agree, the lack of RSS changes forced me to have to visit the wiki daily to check for changes." “The <a href="http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/">BarCamp wiki has moved</a> to the PBWiki.

PBWiki supports includes:

* RSS alerts
* HTML support
* Built-in search
* File storage capability (10MB for free users and 1000MB for premium users)
* Revision history
* 1-click ability to backup your wiki
* SSL encrypted access
* Pre-made skins for free users and unlimited customization for premium users
* Support by email and forum

This should help, because I agree, the lack of RSS changes forced me to have to visit the wiki daily to check for changes.”

]]> By: David Crow http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/01/20/short-comings-of-wikis/comment-page-1/#comment-50 David Crow Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:08:38 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/01/20/short-comings-of-wikis/#comment-50 "I emailed Chris Messina (aka FactoryJoe aka The Patron Saint of Barcamp) about helping to upgrade the current Kwiki install to include the RSS support.<br /><br />Jay and I talked about this a couple of weeks ago, and then posted about the change on torcamp@googlegroups.com.<br /><br />I think that the barcamp.org lack of RSS in the Kwiki is unacceptable. Other wiki platforms support publishing and RSS feed of recent changes, and allow RSS subscriptions to specific pages. We're working on it. <br /><br />It is also the "disadvantage" of the "unconference". There is no real organizer, just a convener. " “I emailed Chris Messina (aka FactoryJoe aka The Patron Saint of Barcamp) about helping to upgrade the current Kwiki install to include the RSS support.

Jay and I talked about this a couple of weeks ago, and then posted about the change on torcamp@googlegroups.com.

I think that the barcamp.org lack of RSS in the Kwiki is unacceptable. Other wiki platforms support publishing and RSS feed of recent changes, and allow RSS subscriptions to specific pages. We're working on it.

It is also the "disadvantage" of the "unconference". There is no real organizer, just a convener. “

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.michaelmcderment.com/2006/01/20/short-comings-of-wikis/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Rob Hyndman Fri, 20 Jan 2006 18:35:27 +0000 http://www.michaelmcderment.com/blog/2006/01/20/short-comings-of-wikis/#comment-49 "I mentioned the same thing to David Crow. I think he's considering moving to a different platform, and he says there are wikis that do support RSS. Which ones though, I don't know." “I mentioned the same thing to David Crow. I think he's considering moving to a different platform, and he says there are wikis that do support RSS. Which ones though, I don't know.”

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