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Bliki, Wiki, Chiki, Reeky?

Russell has put a weblog front end on this SimpleWeb Wiki software. SimpleWeb is the software that runs Russell's SimpleFace user interface design and usability website. I think every Wiki should have a weblog like front-end, it draws you in and helps to build the community spirit of the site. But, should every weblog have an integrated Wiki? That is a different question. I did a little googling and found that people have been discussing the weblog-wiki intersection for some time now.

John Udell writes "the model according to which Wikis federate is something that the blogging community could profitably study. Peter Thoeny explained it all to me once. Now I want to look into all that again."
Bill Seitz writes "another approach would be to make a separate Wiki node for each nugget, and the WebLog would really be the RecentChanges page..." and he indicates that he has been disucssing wikis and weblogs since September 1999.
The Wiki Weblogs page on Abbe Normal's site has a collection of Wiki Weblog links, I just added SimpleWeb.
0xDECAFBAD discusses "an interesting melding of weblog and wiki over at www.tesugen.com.
Mockerybird writes "the marriage of wiki and weblog. In my opinion, the next logical step in weblog evolution. It allows the weblog to become even more interconnected and relevant over time."

I don't agree with Russell's point that blog enties just disappear when they roll off the page. The couple blog entries in the list above are proof that entries live a long life. Google, good site search, and full-screen calendars keep those old posts alive.

Seems to me that integrating a Wiki into Roller would be pretty easy. All Roller would need are some nice macros for displaying and linking to the Wiki pages. Am I missing something here? Is there more to it than that? More importantly, would it be feature bloat or useful stuff?

Dave in Roller 07:45PM Sep 06, 2002 Comments[1]

Tags: blogging Roller wiki

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SimpleFace goes to manywhere now, and 'big changes' are announced. Implementation mentioned in opening paragraph moved, or gone.

Posted by Josh Forest on June 13, 2003 at 09:31 AM EDT #

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