--- "R.E. Boss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/RecentChanges I get the impression that
> a lot of Essays are changed to immutable. Is that how jwiki is meant to be?
Yes, part of Wiki functionality is to assign access
permissions to individual resources (the most representative
example is Wikipedia, where some sensitive pages are locked
up against arbitrary edititing). Any user can request
to assign certain permissions (within reason) on pages
they want to "control" or limit access, in particular
most legitimate candidate is the user's home page.
So, how about the free Wiki spirit of unrestricted access?
First of all, it already has proven to be amenable to
brutal and senseless attack from spammers. In response,
we now have edit permission required for each user
who wants to edit.
Next, the Wiki technology is used to conveniently host
material of different intent: both publicly collaborative
effort, where comments and even direct changes are
encouranged to develop combined content; and individual
contributions equivalent to electronic publication
with authorship properties.
It is up to the creator or "owner" of the page to
decide what level of collaboration is desired.
This should be considered within reason,
especially in the restrictive direction for topics that
are intrinsically of common interest, such as "CGI for J".
One of the factors is whether opinion and ideas matter
vs accuracy of statement for particular individual
solution or theory.
In the meantime, locked content does not prevent
collaboration from happening. It would simply become
more journal publication style: any user can publish
a critical review of such page and keep it open for
additional comments, rebuttal, etc.
Does that answer your concerns?
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