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+ | I've never encountered a situation where having a Sandbox was an obstacle to people becoming more involved with a wiki. The Sandbox provides a safe environment to try things out. Maybe it's only perceived safety but that's what a newcomer needs. | ||
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+ | Posted by Jason Yip at Feb 18, 2007 01:55 | ||
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+ | A wiki **is** complicated and has steep learning curve Even if you are experienced wiki user, you have a learning curve on each new wiki because of the different wiki syntax. | ||
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+ | The question is interesting though - does a sand box actually help to new users? In my wiki, targeting local common Mac users, there are very few edits of the sandbox. However, in a popular wiki like [[http:// | ||
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+ | It seems that common users can't understand the concept of a sandbox, and they better have an easy way to participate in real pages, while advanced users are happy to play in it. | ||
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+ | Posted by Nir Soffer at Mar 05, 2007 13:57 | ||
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+ | I believe the conceptually, | ||
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+ | I think that wikis get complicated when it comes to the macros and the wiki markup. I can appreciate the value of wiki markup, but my goodness! is there a lot of startup cost! And really, how many characters does one save between learning a new wiki markup versus HTML? All these wiki products tout the value of "no HTML needed" | ||
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+ | WYSIWYGs can be annoying, too, when it doesn' | ||
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+ | I think on balance, having both options available to new users is the best solution. I would introduce users first to real pages with real information. Then, perhaps even at a later date, give them access to a sandbox where they can fearlessly play with markup and macros without impunity. | ||
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+ | Posted by karen lai at Jul 02, 2007 19:00 | ||
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+ | I actually find wiki sandboxes to be quite helpful. | ||
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+ | More helpful in those with WYSIWYG' | ||
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+ | Posted by Nick Cliff at Dec 13, 2007 18:12 | ||
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