MediaWiki-based Wiki

A MediaWiki-based Wiki is a Wiki service that is serviced by a MediaWiki-based server.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) host many MediaWiki pages in a MediaWiki namespace system.
  • It can (typically) support MediaWiki user accounts and MediaWiki permissions.
  • It can (typically) maintain MediaWiki page history for version control.
  • It can (typically) provide MediaWiki search capability across content.
  • It can (often) implement MediaWiki extensions for additional functionality.
  • It can (often) customize MediaWiki appearance through skin system.
  • It can (often) support MediaWiki language localization.
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  • It can range from being a Small MediaWiki Wiki to being a Large MediaWiki Wiki, depending on its content volume.
  • It can range from being a Simple MediaWiki Wiki to being a Complex MediaWiki Wiki, depending on its feature set.
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  • It can be captured in a MediaWiki wiki export file.
  • It can be interacted with a MediaWiki-based Operation Software System.
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• Examples:
  • Public MediaWiki Wikis, such as:
    • General Knowledge Wikis, such as:
      • Wikipedia since 2001 for encyclopedia content.
      • Wiktionary since 2002 for dictionary content.
    • Special Purpose Wikis, such as:
      • MediaWiki.org for MediaWiki documentation.
      • GM-RKB Wiki since 2011 for research knowledge.
  • Private MediaWiki Wikis, such as:
    • Enterprise Wikis, such as:
      • Corporate Knowledge Bases for company information.
      • Internal Documentation Wikis for process documentation.
    • Research Wikis, such as:
      • Laboratory Wikis for experiment documentation.
      • Project Wikis for research coordination.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • TikiWiki-based Wiki, which uses different software platform.
  • OddMuse-based Wiki, which uses different wiki engine.
  • DokuWiki-based Wiki, which uses file-based storage.
  • Confluence-based Wiki, which is proprietary platform.
• See: MediaWiki Software, Wiki Platform, RDBMS Server.

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