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-===== Too much structure =====
+====== Too much structure ======
-==== What is it? ====
 Trying to guess the structure of a wiki in advance won't work. A wiki will evolve into the optimal organization of information as people use it, and it's better to adjust the structure based on the content, instead of the other way around.
-==== How do I notice it? ====
+===== How do I notice it? =====
 If there are lots of empty pages in your wiki, and people are putting content elsewhere than those pages, then the wiki is probably subdivided too much.
-==== How do I fix it? ====
+===== How do I fix it? =====
-"It's best to start with as little structure as possible and only add more structure when it proves to be needed." - Ken Tyler, Seedwiki\\
+"It's best to start with as little structure as possible and only add more structure when it proves to be needed." - Ken Tyler, Seedwiki
-If you see pages that are empty, and content of the same topic as those empty pages being developed elsewhere, let the content continue to grow and delete the empty pages.\\
-Once content grows to a point that it should be separated from the core and given its own set of pages, propose this to the community by leaving a comment on the page containing the content.
-==== Related Patterns ====
+If you see pages that are empty, and content of the same topic as those empty pages being developed elsewhere, let the content continue to grow and delete the empty pages.
+Once content grows to a point that it should be separated from the core and given its own set of pages, propose this to the community by leaving a comment on the page containing the content.
-  * [[Champion|Champion]] - a good champion will guide the growth of a wiki without imposing unnecessary structure.
+===== Related Patterns =====
-  * [[WikiGnome|WikiGnome]] - a WikiGnome will tidy up the content on a wiki, while respecting the overall structure created by others.
-  * [[EmptyPages|EmptyPages]] - this anti-pattern can be a result of too much guessing about the structure.
-==== Further Reading ====
+  * [[Champion]] - a good champion will guide the growth of a wiki without imposing unnecessary structure.
+  * [[WikiGnome]] - a WikiGnome will tidy up the content on a wiki, while respecting the overall structure created by others.
+  * [[EmptyPages]] - this anti-pattern can be a result of too much guessing about the structure.
+===== Further Reading =====
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+classification.type  : Anti-Pattern
+classification.focus : Adoption
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