Re: [coLinux-users] Wiki at Wikia or SourceForge?

[Reini U. <ru...@x-...>]

2008/9/30 Henry Nestler <hen...@ar...>:
> Hello,
>
> after big database error since September 18 2008 (see [1]), our Wiki
> host is shutting down now [2]. There is no big problem, as we have Wikia
> as fall back for quickly access mostly of pages.
>
> The current plan is to use SF new service "Hosted Apps". But, before I
> restore some of the pages from my backup to any place, I would ask for
> your opinions.
>
>    Go back to Wikia or goto SourceForge?
>
> Here is a list of differences, I found.
> Wikia:                                  | SourceForge.net:
> anonymously edits allowed       | Must login on SF for edit
> Full history, back to 2006              | Can only import last page status¸see [3]
> Short wiki URL, for exmple [4]  | Long URL for a page, for example [3]
> Oversized skin "Monaco"         | Fast and small skin "Monobook"
> Many ads and animated flash     | Currently no ads. I feel it comes on top
> banner.
> Top Google ranking                      | Would perhaps never stay on top of results.
>
> [1] http://scribblewikiblog.com/downtime/#comment-134
> [2] http://scribblewikiblog.com/scribblewiki-is-shutting-down/
> [3] http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/colinux/index.php?title=26images
> [4] http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/26images

Good summary!
Both are based in mediawiki, so it's only the hosting.
For me as phpwiki developer and also having troubles with SF for a long
time with their proxies I would choose (stay with) wikia.

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Reini Urban
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