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The word '''''"[[w:wiki|wiki]]"''''' comes from Hawaiian expression '''''"wiki wiki"''''' == to do something quickly. The [[w:Ward Cunningham|inventor of the first wiki, Ward Cunningham]]'s wiki http://c2.com from 1994-1995 is still running. | The word '''''"[[w:wiki|wiki]]"''''' comes from Hawaiian expression '''''"wiki wiki"''''' == to do something quickly. The [[w:Ward Cunningham|inventor of the first wiki, Ward Cunningham]]'s wiki http://c2.com from 1994-1995 is still running. | ||
Wikitext is perhaps the quickest way for a human to enter hypertext. There are more than one wikitext in existence but quite naturally the one used in [[w:Mediawiki|Mediawiki]], the software that runs Wikipedia and many other wikis. | |||
''' How to read wiki ''' | ''' How to read wiki ''' | ||
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This wiki has [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/InstantCommons InstantCommons] activated so all [[w:Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia Commons]] images can be used on this wiki with the normal syntax: <nowiki>[[File:Filename.png|thumb|right|100px|Caption text]]</nowiki> | This wiki has [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/InstantCommons InstantCommons] activated so all [[w:Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia Commons]] images can be used on this wiki with the normal syntax: <nowiki>[[File:Filename.png|thumb|right|100px|Caption text]]</nowiki> | ||
[[w:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia tutorial]] pretty much explains how to edit | [[w:Wikipedia:Tutorial|Wikipedia tutorial]] pretty much explains how to edit wikitext. | ||
== Consumerium == | == Consumerium == | ||