Randy Kramer wrote:
> On Thursday 25 August 2005 06:04 pm, Shayne O'Connor wrote:
>
>>Emanuel Rumpf wrote:
>>
>>>Isn't a wiki a kind of forum too? ...but the entries are of higher
>>>quality
>>
>>geez - how is that true (the higher quality part)?
>
>
> IIUC, in a forum, all the various replies are shown forever (unless perhaps
> some are deleted).
>
> In a wiki, one can go back and edit the page. When discussion has carried on
> long enough to uncover the answers someone can (and in the ideal, should) go
> back, edit the page, delete the extraneous discussions and highlight the
> answers clearly.
i see now ...
don't forget, though, that sticky threads on forums can serve a similar
purpose.
shayne
Received on Fri Aug 26 08:15:06 2005
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