When I first started using a traditional wiki (c. 2002, I think), I mistakingly saw it as a form of wide-ranging publication – a hypertextual companion to the blog. I was looking for a universal notebook-cum-database; a one-stop shop for drafting, revising, and publishing; a elegant – because it was the smallest database that would… Continue reading fedwiki as notebook and a style guide for the coterie
Category: FedWiki
rethinking threadmode – it’s not for fedwiki
I confess: I don’t care much for ThreadMode (aka discussion) in wikis. When I first brought the traditional wiki into the classroom, I embraced the strategy. I embedded it into our StyleGuide. I saw it as rhetorical invention – a way of collecting ideas to be developed further. I saw it as foudational to using… Continue reading rethinking threadmode – it’s not for fedwiki
how we might link
Mike Caufield’s latest post about FedWiki reminded me to get my finger out and start thinkining about how we might link in FedWiki. I started to in an earlier blog post, so here’s a continuation. First, a synopsis. Keeping links separate from the content has been a long-standing idea but rarely practiced on the web.… Continue reading how we might link
getting a start on rethinking composing in fedwiki
I finally made a start on Composing in FedWiki, with Rethinking Composing in FedWiki. The premise: FedWiki presents a rhetorical context unlike that of traditional, commons-based wikis. So it’s an opportunity to rethink some of the compositional moves developed for the traditional wiki. I have two ends here. One is to make wiki writing more… Continue reading getting a start on rethinking composing in fedwiki