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==Q: Why is there no functioning prototype [[Research Wiki]]== | ==Q: Why is there no functioning prototype [[Research Wiki]]== | ||
:'''A:''' [[Consumerpedia]] intended to be a prototype for our research wiki, but the project stalled due to [[ad hominem]] a priori banning of users. [[CorpKnowPedia]] is operational and is correcting information about corporations. Also [[license|licensing]] questions are open yet as is wiki governance. | :'''A:''' [[Consumerpedia]] intended to be a prototype for our research wiki, but the project stalled due to [[ad hominem]] a priori banning of users. [[CorpKnowPedia]] is operational and is correcting information about corporations. Also [[license|licensing]] questions are open yet as is wiki governance. | ||
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==Q: How long do we have to wait for the [[Publish Wiki]] and how it will be governed with no [[Sysopism]]?== | |||
:'''A:''' [[Publish Wiki]] will be launched in English for starters after the multilingual, unified [[Research Wiki]] has covers some [[features|area]] well enough to be called comprehensive. | |||
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==Q: What is a Wiki?== | ==Q: What is a Wiki?== | ||
:'''A:''' Wiki is an hypertext system where anyone can edit any page easily and make it immediately visible to others just by saving. You can learn how to edit articles in less then 10 minutes at [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Editing_overview the official users guide to editing a page] using this [[mediawiki]] software, which obeys (and more or less defines) the de facto [[wikitext standard]]. | :'''A:''' Wiki is an hypertext system where anyone can edit any page easily and make it immediately visible to others just by saving. You can learn how to edit articles in less then 10 minutes at [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Editing_overview the official users guide to editing a page] using this [[mediawiki]] software, which obeys (and more or less defines) the de facto [[wikitext standard]]. | ||