Comments on: Members Only: A Wiki in Sheep's Clothing

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By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:33:43 +0000

I’ve been asked, “Why MediaWiki?” as opposed to any other wiki software.

I used MediaWiki because it was used by Wikipedia and it had most of the features that I needed. Wikipedia and other MediaWiki based sites gave me a rich set of sites to evaluate and copy what I liked. I did not do a comprehensive search or comparison of wiki software.

Because of the simplicity of the concept, there are a large number of packages out there and Wikipedia has a relatively comprehensive table comparing them.

Even now, looking at it, the choices are overwhelming. This may have been another reason I used MediaWiki (too many choices to evaluate!) but I don’t have any particular loyalty to MediaWiki. The only feature I would like to have would be a semi-wysiwyg editor rather than having people deal with a markup language. I would avoid flat file based systems. But if people are using other wiki systems, I’d love to hear about it.

By: What Should Be “Members Only” On a Church Website? : Faith and Web

What Should Be “Members Only” On a Church Website? : Faith and Web — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:09:16 +0000

[...] Do you have other things you use a Members Only area for? I would love to know if others have tried this and what you have learned from it. Update July 4: For more on this topic, see guest blogger Dean Goddette’s post: Members Only: A Wiki in Sheep’s Clothing. [...]

By: Dean Goddette

Dean Goddette — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:04:25 +0000

Absolutely! The larger the better in fact. The rollout process is the same but my theory is that people start contributing when they see something they disagree with or that they think is wrong. And with more congregants…

btw, Joyce, I didn’t create it but I managed the uusandiego.org site for a while. I see that you simplified the concept which must make it a lot easier to manage. Also, I like your use of the google maps!

By: Shelby Meyerhoff

Shelby Meyerhoff — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:12:48 +0000

Dean, Do you think this model would work in a larger congregation?

By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 02:49:16 +0000

This is great! We're seriously thinking about doing a wiki member section. I didn't know about this blog either! I don't have time to look at everything here now, but I'll be back. I'm bookmarking both Faith and Web & Share the knowledge. You might be interested to know that I created a document, along with the Baltimore Washington Growth Committee's Outreach team, called "SPREAD THE FLAME" about web sites for UUs - I especially am concerned about showing racial diversity on our sites so that everyone feels welcome and using lots of great content that will help make the site searchable (I get over 100 visitors per day on average on my church site, Davies Memorial). I also was given permission by the folks at UUSanDiego.org to copy their overall design idea and I've created 2 regional web sites for less than 10% of what it cost them for their site: Baltimore Washington and Philadelphia Wilmington UUs sharing how to use the internet is super!

By: Anna Belle

Anna Belle — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:04:36 +0000

Dean -- Thank you so much for a first-rate post! I think your wiki is amazing. You might want to take a look at Jess and Mark's comments on my earlier post. They have some good food for thought, and I think (from looking at your wiki) you've maybe addressed some of their concerns, e.g. having a guest account.