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* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
* Wikis have built in version control, so: | * Wikis have built in version control, so: | ||
- | * There is a [[http://pilotswiki.scottishglidingcentre.co.uk/ | + | * There is a [[https://pilots.scottishglidingcentre.co.uk/ |
* You can see the history of all changes to pages; | * You can see the history of all changes to pages; | ||
* 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; | ||
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* Editing pages is relatively easy with the [[https:// | * Editing pages is relatively easy with the [[https:// | ||
* Wikis encourage a top-down approach to organising information - you can make a link to a page before the page itself is created. These links appear in RED. | * Wikis encourage a top-down approach to organising information - you can make a link to a page before the page itself is created. These links appear in RED. | ||
- | * It's easy to reorganise information and rename pages. The Wiki software can create | + | * It's easy to reorganise information and rename pages. The Wiki software can create |
* Information - text and media - can be organised in ' | * Information - text and media - can be organised in ' | ||
* The software we are using [[https:// | * The software we are using [[https:// |