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'''MediaWiki''' [http://www.mediawiki.org (.org)] is the software [[Consumerium]] uses on its [[R&D wiki]] which you are using right now. | '''MediaWiki''' [http://www.mediawiki.org (.org)] is the software [[Consumerium]] uses on its [[R&D wiki]] which you are using right now. | ||
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The long term choices of [[wiki code]] and its integration with other code are things the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] will decide, and this [[Development Wiki]] is here to discuss. As part of [[reflexive design]], we will generally use the tools we are trying to test, before deciding to use them. This will often bias [[sysop]]s and others in favour of what is in use now! We should be very aware of this [[systemic bias]]. | The long term choices of [[wiki code]] and its integration with other code are things the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] will decide, and this [[Development Wiki]] is here to discuss. As part of [[reflexive design]], we will generally use the tools we are trying to test, before deciding to use them. This will often bias [[sysop]]s and others in favour of what is in use now! We should be very aware of this [[systemic bias]]. | ||
Sometimes there are issues with MediaWiki, [[Tickets and feature request|here are some tickets]]. | |||
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== Sites using MediaWiki == | |||
the most popular page using MediaWiki is Wikipedia. But MediaWiki is also used by tens of thousands other different wikis, public and private. | |||
Some of the most popular wikis are: | |||
- Wikia (a wiki farm) | |||
- wikiHow | |||
- WikiLeaks | |||
It is also in use by a large amount of companies as an internal Wiki (e.g.: Novell and Intel). | |||
Also the government makes use of MediaWiki: | |||
- Intellipedia, used by the United States Intelligence Community and | |||
- Diplopedia, used by United States Department of State | |||
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'''See also:''' | '''See also:''' | ||
*other [[ | *other [[technologies]] we are using or planning to use | ||
[[Category:Technology]] | |||
[[Category:MediaWiki]] | [[Category:MediaWiki]] | ||