Wiki

[Akatsuki]

I don't know if I'm posting this in the right section so if not then I'm sorry for it.

Ok I was just wondering if there was a way to make a Wiki like Wikipedia for free. I say free because I have no money to spend on this. I already use a pbwiki but I just wanted to see if there is anything that is free and better. But I just wanted to make sure if there is any thing better first. Thanks.

 

[mase]

You could use PHP and a Database to create one but that would take a lot of coding and time.

 

[DDRtists]

Okay, time for the lawls.


Wikipedia link to Wiki software. XD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software

 

[Akatsuki]

Why would they have wiki software on wikipedia? That kind of makes no sense to me. But all well. Thanks.

 

[DDRtists]

Why would they have wiki software on wikipedia? That kind of makes no sense to me. But all well. Thanks.

Wikipedia is open source software.

 

[The Helper]

Wikepedia does not care if you copy them. Why reinvent the wheel though? They are very confident in the fact they are the leading online encyclopedia and welcome imitators to put them to shame.

 

[Akatsuki]

Well the reason why I want it is because I was planing on making a wiki of new custom warcraft maps on it. It's just a general information of about the map made like what you would see at wikipedia. But if you want to make a section on wikipedia it has to be really good but I really won't care as long as it's hosted every once in awhile. Nothing as big as DotA or Footmen frenzy so people can talk about their maps. Also I think it would also help them out because then there will be a section on new maps all in one place. But I really have many reasons to make one other then just that. Right now I'm still planing it out.

 

[DDRtists]

/steals idea.

Just as a pointer, if you are going to do something new that noone else is doing, it's a bad idea to post it on a public site.

I was kidding, by the way. I'm not that mean.

 

[Persen]

Don't forget I'm here! muhaha!!!

 

[Akatsuki]

I don't really care if someone takes the idea. If they make a better one then people will get a better wiki then. I have other things I can do with it. Also as I see it now. Everything I do now is just learning what to do so when I get older I can do it much better then before.

 

[SFilip]

I actually though of making something similar, but soon figured that it's pointless as (immature) people would go for deleting other people's articles, write that they suck et cetera. Well just look at wikipedia...people write that Eragon likes to rape little children, that a certain boxer died in a match that didn't happen yet...
Now, considering this, what do you think would a WC3 community consisted mainly of 10-14 year olds do?

Well anyway you have two solutions for making this:
Wikia
Media Wiki (under the condition you have/can buy/are ready to search for web hosting)

 

[Akatsuki]

Well I can't use mediawiki because it's in a tar.gz file and my computer can't read those types of files. Is there any way possible to only let a few people edit it? So that only a few trusted people can edit it so if someone wants to edit it they will have to tell someone who can edit it so no really stupid changes are made. I'm still in the planning stage but I will like to make one now so I know it's limits and what I can or can't do with it. Also that would give me more time to learn some computer language for I really don't have any experience with them.

 

[mase]

What your pretty much asking for is a forum or a CMS (Joomla, e107, etc);

 

[SFilip]

> my computer can't read those types of files
Ever heard of WinRAR? Or just about any major archiving software?
If not I strongly recommend a google search on that...

> only let a few people edit it
Then mase is right, that wouldn't be a wiki anymore.

 

[Akatsuki]

This is why I said I'm still planning it out. So many problems that I want to take under considerations before I actually do it. But some problems can never be solved. But then only really popular maps will have problems on it and if it's that popular then someone would correct it. Still I'll look in to the matter and think of some ways to prevent it or at least lessen it's possiblity. Feel free to list any faults here so I can take them into consideration. But is SFilip found enough faults not to do it then the chances of me finding a way around those will be hard. But I want to at least say I looked over everything so I really did my research on the matter before I said no.

 

[DDRtists]

I'm pretty sure mediawiki has a system to have to approve the changes...?

 

[Peanuthead]

Wikis are evil, they always get strange bugs when I try to install one. Then again wikipedia is evil too...

You might want to take under consideration that alot of the problems you are expecting will only happen after your site is off the ground, maybe you should worry more about actually getting it there? Or actually installing it(I've failed many times here). If you just setup a wiki and say "Hey I have a wiki, everyone come and spend hours writing articles on it", your not going to get far.

I'm pretty sure mediawiki has a system to have to approve the changes...?

Thats insane. You would need a staff assigned to this for just a small wiki.

 

[Akatsuki]

That's why I said to list problems with it here. I like to take nearly everything to consideration. I'm not some guy who starts something and just hopes it gets good on its own. Nearly everything I do has another point to it. Something that I would also gain if it didn't work out. Most of the time it's experience so I don't make the same mistake again.

 

[SFilip]

Why don't you simply create another map index kind of a site (like epicwar, wc3sear.ch or the one we have around here)? With some moderate PHP skills you should be able to incorporate any "wiki" features intro it and still keep the control over it.

 

[Akatsuki]

See the thing is I want to help a new map by helping out the creator or the person working on the map. So I want to help people with small things like a forum until they can make their own and then be able to move it there. Also a small wiki about info on the map might help them as well but that could be replaced with something else if a wiki is too much of a problem. I want to help a map at the beginning stage because if a map has a good beginning then it's just a matter of keeping up the good work. So how I see it is that having a small temperary forum and a small wiki or arcticals about their maps will help them in the beginning until they get the map going in a good pace and then have time to make their own. So I'm doing this more so people can worry less about forums and information about their maps in the beginning where it matters and can worry about it later when they have time for it. But I do see some bad things with this and I am still thinking it out. But I think by the time I learn some computer language and set it up, I'll have most of the problems solved.