> I agree WikiNaming is more restrictive, but I've found that it is that
> restriction that keeps naming conventions very standard. PatLightbody would
> always be the WikiLink for my page, but without WikiLinking it could be [Pat
> Lightbody], [PatLightbody], or [Lightbody, Pat] or any other combo.
> WikiNaming/Linking tends to force people in to a standard way to layout
> links and generally produces content that "magically" beings to link itself

I do like that data gets linked to automatically...

> to other content, unbeknownst to the user. Ie: every word WebWork would be
> automatically linked to the WebWork page -- the author doesn't need to worry

But what about "webwork" and "Webwork"? Seems about as clear as
[plightbo]...

> about, "gee, should this be a link". It essentially let's the author focus
> on content and not navigation.

But the content ends up being UnnaturalWikiLingo that I personally find
AnnoyingToRead.

> Just my off-topic opinion on the matter. I'm going to write a filter for

My even farther off-topic opinion. Could some combination of the two be
made to work? I think [linking] was my favorite feature in snipsnap. I
have a lot of other issues with it though ;)

--Erik



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