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   * The entire Pilot's Information Wiki can be searched, for example for 'airspace';   * The entire Pilot's Information Wiki can be searched, for example for 'airspace';
-  * You are always presented with the latest version of a page. A paper document can show it's date of printing / when it was last updated, but **there is no way of knowing if it has been altered since without checking the online source** - especially important for the [[airfield_manual|Airfield Manual]].  This is not possible if the definitive source is a Word document on someone's PC;+  * You are always presented with the latest version of a page. A paper document can show it's date of printing / when it was last updated, but **there is no way of knowing if it has been altered since without checking the online source** - especially important for the [[airfieldmanual:start|Airfield Manual]].  This is not possible if the definitive source is a Word document on someone's PC;
   * Wikis have built in version control, so:   * Wikis have built in version control, so:
     * There is a [[https://pilots.scottishglidingcentre.co.uk/benefits_of_a_wiki?do=recent|Recent Changes]] link at the top of each page which will show all recent changes to the whole Wiki;     * There is a [[https://pilots.scottishglidingcentre.co.uk/benefits_of_a_wiki?do=recent|Recent Changes]] link at the top of each page which will show all recent changes to the whole Wiki;
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     * It's easy to compare versions of a page to see what has changed, and who made the changes;     * It's easy to compare versions of a page to see what has changed, and who made the changes;
     * if anyone editing a page wants to, they can easily roll back changes;     * if anyone editing a page wants to, they can easily roll back changes;
-  * Presentation of the [[airfield_manual|Airfield Manual]] on a table or phone is far better than with PDFs;   +  * Presentation of the [[airfieldmanual:start|Airfield Manual]] on a table or phone is far better than with PDFs;   
   * Additionally PDFs generated by DokuWiki include a QR code for the page, which makes it easy to quickly find it online and see if it's been updated;    * Additionally PDFs generated by DokuWiki include a QR code for the page, which makes it easy to quickly find it online and see if it's been updated; 
   * Editing pages is relatively easy with the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:prosemirror|Visual Editor]] (though not as easy as using your favourite WP program);      * Editing pages is relatively easy with the [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:prosemirror|Visual Editor]] (though not as easy as using your favourite WP program);   
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