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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A critical [[wiki best practice]] is &#039;&#039;&#039;forgiveness not permission&#039;&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> Wikis work primarily because there is no friction, [[anyone can edit]]. Any interference with this, and, the benefits are drastically reduced for even a slight reduction in openness. Since wikis include [[revision control]] and permit instant [[revert]]s of any [[bad edit]], permissions are unnecessary.<br /> <br /> Those who cannot trust even their own colleagues and employees to follow some reasonable social protocol to edit pages are known as a [[Pointy Haired Boss]]. Only this type of boss would require technical permission structures. Such structures amount to a [[pre-emptive]] [[sysop vandalism]], preventing a [[good edit]] even from being seen. This is of course the objective, since it would challenge the [[power of pointy]].<br /> <br /> Accordingly, of all [[wiki software]], [[twiki]] and [[tikiwiki]] are most favoured by this type of boss, which is the type you should most avoid and not be like.</div>

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