[cdwg] Wiki Update

[Christopher J. Morrone]

On 11/07/2012 01:20 PM, Nathan Rutman wrote:
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> On Nov 7, 2012, at 1:08 PM, John Carrier <carrier at cray.com> wrote:
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>> Chris,
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>> When Shay first had the mediawiki set up, there were a couple problems I encountered.  Anyone could register on the wiki regardless of affiliation and anyone registered could add/remove content.
> I don't mind if registration is vetted/approved, however...
>>   We need to allow the wiki to be moderated before updates get posted.
> ...I disagree.  That requires effort on the part of the moderator, slows the pace of information addition, and generally discourages contribution.  That's in fact one of my chief complaints with the current FosWiki.
>
> Don't these things keep history?  If someone destroys something, we should be able to restore it.

Yes, you are correct.  With Mediawiki in particular there is a "View 
History" button at the top of every page, and anyone who can make 
changes will see "rollback" links next to previous versions of the page.

Chris