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| Version | User | Scope of changes |
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| Jun 10 2008, 9:01 AM EDT (current) | Anonymous | 18 words deleted |
| May 5 2008, 7:25 PM EDT | Anonymous | 86 words added, 70 words deleted |
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Wikis have several advantages over blogs. Let's list them all here in a side-by-side comparison. Because we English readers follow text from left to right, I thought the Wiki attributes should appear "first".
| WIKI | BLOG | |
| Writers: | ||
| Many authors, various personalities & experiences, opinions face scrutiny of community or are listed as such. | Typically one author, one personality, one opinion. | |
| Knowledge comes from community of dozens or even thousands of topic experts. | Knowledge limited by single person. | |
| Content: | ||
| Growsrapidly at all hours of the day. | Grows slowly, one post at a time. | |
| Articles constantly change and continuosly updated. | Each post becomes stale over time. | |
| Discussions can take place on pages or in the discussion forum (at least in Wetpaint wikis). | Discussions take place in the comments of a post, typically approved by blogger. | |
| Setup: | ||
| Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution | Ranges from easy to setup to very difficult, depending on chosen solution | |
| Most solutions take care of themselves | Many solutions require constant security updates | |
| Spam policed by thecommunity | Spam policed by the blogger | |
| Publishing very easy, no html needed on some platforms (like Wetpaint) | Publishing very easy, some html knowledge useful | |
| .. | ||
