[PLUG] A PLUG wiki

[drew wymore]

On 7/30/07, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 04:02:39PM -0700, Dan Young wrote:
> >
> > A MediaWiki instance I administer got spammed while requiring accounts
> > for edits. I had to add a CAPTCHA (the MediaWiki reCAPTCHA extension).
> >
> > Having done Moin also, I think I like it better (no DB).
> +1
>
> While my favorite wiki right now is kwiki, Wil Cooley was the one
> who suggested Moin, because (1) he already runs an instance (oops,
> not PTP) and (2) it is his server.  He wanted to avoid kwiki because
> of the extra work and the extra vulnerability.  I imagine that
> MediaWiki (using PHP, and needing a database) is in the same camp.
>
> Rule # 1: the person doing the work gets first choice.  This is
> also known as the "Little Red Hen" rule.
>
> Moin does have features for user logins and passwords, IIRC.  I
> don't believe it has captcha, which makes it a tad more vulnerable.
> I don't know whether it has a "revert and erase all traces" function.
>
> That said, I could run a kwiki on my site ( at "plugwiki.klic.com" )
> or someone else could run a mediawiki at their site.  But the URL
> looks funny, and I would rather see everything together on one site.
>
> A PLUG Wiki will not need suggestions;  it will need many volunteers
> to add content and clean up the occasional messes.  Participation,
> not pontification.  Who is ready to help?
>
> Keith


I have server, space, disk and plenty of bandwidth if necessary. Otherwise I
am up for volunteering on adding/maintaining a wiki for the group.

Drew-