<[[Brennen]]> This page is very old and reflects my thinking before I had used wiki much. It is here as an archival object. That said, I still agree with most of the intent. ---- Wiki works because most of its attributes support each other. Wiki works because it is simple. Wiki works because it's imperfect. Wiki works when you realize two things: NothingIsSacred and EverythingIsSacred. You can create anything here, and you can destroy anything here. Go ahead. (Except: Preserve discussions between users. We want those.) That's the point. [[It's supposed to be messy]]. Just remember the corollary: It's all worth something. This wiki (see WalaCode for software info) is sort of a special case, since I'm using it both as comment software for my weblog and as a general tracking system for ideas and objects. (See KnowItExists.) Some recommended practices: what to do ---------- * Delete or condense useless text. Do _not_, however, destructively rewrite/condense discussions between users. Wala is intended for [[IRC Mode]] conversation. * Add content to any page. * Add new pages. This wala is meant to run on the principal of KnowItExists - the idea that an entry for any given idea or object is useful, because just knowing something is out there is half the battle. * Use existing pages like LinkDump and IdeaLogging for interesting fragments. * Store relevant URLs here. * Correct typos, grammar errors, etc. * Remove spam when you find it. * It helps if you log in before editing or commenting on a page. what NOT to do -------------- * Do not disagree by deleting, in which you delete text simply because you disagree with it. Even if that text is strongly-worded, at most you should refactor it to be more fair. If the text is explicitly part of a discussion between other users, generally you should leave it alone, though moving it to a more appropriate location is probably fine. The Management promises to be fairly reasonable about these sorts of things while reserving the right to do whatever the hell it feels like.