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benefits_of_a_wiki [2020/12/31 11:57]
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benefits_of_a_wiki [2021/06/29 11:42]
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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]].  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 [[airfield_manual|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 [[http://pilotswiki.scottishglidingcentre.co.uk/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=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;
     * 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://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);   
   * 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 aredirect which seamlessly takes you from the old page address to the new one.   +  * It's easy to reorganise information and rename pages. The Wiki software can create redirecta which seamlessly take you from the old page address to the new one.   
   * Information - text and media - can be organised in '[[https://www.dokuwiki.org/namespaces|namespaces]]', rather than having one big pile of links.  Divide and conquer!   * Information - text and media - can be organised in '[[https://www.dokuwiki.org/namespaces|namespaces]]', rather than having one big pile of links.  Divide and conquer!
   * The software we are using [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki|DokuWiki]] is widely used.  As a consequence:   * The software we are using [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki|DokuWiki]] is widely used.  As a consequence:
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