On 2010-05-22 4:25 AM, adam overton wrote:
hi there
i've never used wordpress before, but am hearing about it constantly,
and was wondering if anyone on this list uses both pmwiki and wordpress
and could explain some of the differences. i know wordpress isn't a
wiki, but it appears to have a level of customization that makes it very
attractive. i'm interested to know what the advantages & disadvantages
of each might be in terms of developing flexible sites for folks, and if
there are those out there who use wordpress for certain situations, and
pmwiki for others.
any suggestions? how are they different?
thanks a bunch!
adam
Hi Adam
I use WordPress, PmWiki, and Simple Machines Forum (SMF). Each has its
own advantages.
PmWiki is great for building a site by consensus - where several authors
can edit all the pages. Well managed wikis improve over time.
WordPress is ideal for daily journal or reportage sites. I think of it
as a newspaper with archives. Readers can leave comments, but they don;t
alter the original articles.
SMF is a message board system. Message boards are ideal for support
tracking or followong the twists and turns of a discussion. they do not
lend themselves to building a consensus of opinion - quite the opposite
if it is infested with trolls.
You could use PwWiki for all of these tasks, but WP and SMF provide
working systems out of the box.
If you would like to see some examples ...
My personal PmWiki site (I have many that are not public)
http://neil.eton.ca/wiki/index.php/Main/HomePage
A PmWiki site used as a CMS http://www.mugoo.com/wiki/index.php
A message board used by the same organization http://www.mugoo.com/smf/
My personal WordPress blog http://neil.eton.ca/blog/
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Neil Herber
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