User:Pjandric/Theory and Practise of Wiki - Lesson 1

In the beginning of this course, let us consider the Brief History of Wikipedia.

It can easily be seen that the history of Wiki is about concepts, not about technology. Let's try to enlist some of the most important ones:

1.fast

2.totally open

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Under the links fast and totally open lie (almost) empty pages. Each student should open those pages and write at least two consequences of this Wiki feature. If you think there are more important concepts that lie inside Wiki, please edit this page.

Technically oriented participants might also be interested in other interesting features of Wiki, like why it works WhyWikiWorks or technical aspects of history.

Critically orientated participants can also check WhyWikiWorksNot site, compare it with WhyWikiWorks and try to create their own perspective. This can be done in a separate page called Wiki-Pros&Cons

It is very well known that beneath every technology lies a human being. Concepts, technical background, and everything else we can see in Wikipedia is powered by people. Article on Wikipedia community gives a good overview of who those people are and what they do. Read this article carefully, and try to consider what you can personally contribute to Wikipedia.

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