I wanted to submit my quick feelings to the list. First, for those of you who haven't tried out Wiki in some form or another by now, you're -really- missing out on an intriguing internet experience. I've passed along Dave's MoQ Wiki pages to other non-MF-member qualicists, and thankfully he's posted those addresses. The reaction, tho the content may be simple initially, has been a collective, "Ooooh", once the technology's potential is grasped.
Second, in my -long- experience with Wiki (at http://c2.com/cgi/wiki), there has been absolutly -no problem- with content being erased. Graffiti maybe, but content loss, no. (And if content loss somehow occurs, this can always be 'undone' easily.) This 'addition only' mindset just becomes a common courtesy in Wiki communities. The -only- person who edits content is the author. If in doubt, most comments, if interesting, are left alone - often removed by the commentor, lest their old stagnant thoughts reflect poorly upon them. And eventually, once a page gets hairy, content may be -moved- to a cleaner, more specific page, but nothing gets lost in the process. So the Wiki-Edit fear-mantra is a herring. It sounds bizarre, but this is the practical effect of an open, intelligent community. Hallelujah... human nature for once doesn't let us down. So get to Dave's pages and put your 2 cents in. It's as easy as clicking the "Edit Text" button. Go ahead... Dave doesn't mind at all. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LilaAnInquiryintoMorals http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TheMetaphysicsOfQuality http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?AlexanderPirsigConnection http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?RobertPirsig c.m.g MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
