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

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hen...@ar...(Henry Nestler)  30.09.08 23:50

Once upon a time "Henry Nestler " shaped the electrons to say...

>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

Protection against wiki-spams is required today.

Could that SF-registration be cirumvented by posting an editing account to be
used by all users how have time to spent for edits?
Spammer script's can't detect it.
See
http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/HowTo/AddASerialPort
for example.


>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.
not good, but adds can be removed by ABP etc.
good because the server is "payed".
But SF got money too.


>Top Google ranking		| Would perhaps never stay on top of results.

Hard to say what's better...
Automatic mirroring both? ;-)



>[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=26im
>ages [4] http://colinux.wikia.com/wiki/26images

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