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From the Affinity Groups: Recommendations for Wiki Solutions

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 6:36am.
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With over 100 active groups and 5,000 users, NTEN's Affinity Groups platform is an incredible resource for those in the nonprofit tech community. There are a variety of discussions constantly taking place, ranging from the very basic and elementary aspects of technology in the nonprofit sector to the more sophisticated and technical.

A lively discussion recently occurred in the general NTEN Discuss Affinity Group about selecting wiki software. Some recommendations:

  • MediaWiki, the free and open-source software originally written for Wikipedia
  • PBwiki, the popular free, hosted wiki solution with an optional WYSIWYG editor
  • Confluence, the paid enterprise wiki created by Atlassian
  • PmWiki, another free and open-source wiki software
  • Wikispaces, a PBwiki-like hosted free wiki solution
  • Wikipedia also has a lengthy list of more wiki software

 

In addition to specific software, there were some general tips and considerations discussed:

  • Wikis are good for creating a knowledge base or encyclopedia
  • Wordpress or some other CMS might be better suited for a collaborative website project, or Google Apps or Zoho for simple collaboration
  • Since wikis are so "free form," a "gardener" or someone dedicated to guiding users and cleaning up may be necessary
  • A facilitator may also be useful
  • Sandboxes can be used for people to introduce themselves and get used to the wiki
  • Wikipatterns has some useful practices as well as some to avoid
  • An interesting examination of the "ten best wiki communities"
  • More general tips and a case study of wiki adoption

 

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Free Community wiki licenses
Submitted by Jeffrey Walker (not verified) on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 3:54pm.

Thanks for listing Confluence in your wiki list but I thought the community should know that we have contributed 1000s of free licenses of Confluence to qualified non-profits. I noted the "paid" next to Confluence enterprise wiki, and wanted to make sure folks knew we have supported community licenses and open-source projects for years. You'll find this on the Confluence part of http://www.atlassian.com under licensing. -- Jeffrey