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Author: Tom Haws
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Subject: Re: What is the simplest/easiest 'wiki' to set up?
The very easiest is to use a wiki farm like Wikia. Personally, having used
phpWiki and Tikiwiki for years, I wouldn't waste my time installing
anything but Mediawiki, though that TiddlyWiki sounds attractive, as long
as it uses WikiCreole.

Tom

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On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Alan Dayley <> wrote:

> I give another vote for TiddlyWiki as a easy and powerful wiki. So cool
> that it is contained in a single file, data and logic. Easy to move around
> and just use on a local computer. Multiple people can use an instance of it
> by just putting it on a place all of them can access.
>
> Also look at the Google Sites feature for Google Apps for Your Domain, if
> you have that. It is a simple wiki that you don't have to host because
> Google is hosting it.
>
> http://www.wikispaces.com/ is also pretty good and has free options.
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Kevin Brown <>wrote:
>
>> It really depends on what you are looking for, feature-wise. I know of
>> one very simple wiki, TiddlyWiki, that is just a Javascript driven single
>> html file wiki. All the pages and links you are creating are called
>> Tiddlers and works like other Wikis, except it isn't meant for lots of
>> users editing and maintaining it. But makes for a great way to create a
>> journal or cross-linked log of stuff.
>>
>> MediaWiki (which is used to drive Wikipedia) isn't hard to setup at all,
>> but is extremely powerful and has tons of options for how to set stuff up.
>> Or you could go with an already built wiki system, like Wikia, where you
>> sign up for a subdomain and just use the software they install.
>>
>> What is the simplest/easiest 'wiki' to set up?
>>>
>>> Just did a google search for: simple wiki software and among the
>>> millions of hits, these look potentially promising:
>>>
>>> - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Wiki<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki>
>>> - http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?**SimplestOrEasiest<http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SimplestOrEasiest>
>>> - http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?**EasiestInstallableWikiContest<http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?EasiestInstallableWikiContest>
>>> - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**List_of_wiki_software<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software>
>>> -
>>> http://www.clickonf5.org/7599/**10-free-opensource-wiki-**
>>> software-engine/<http://www.clickonf5.org/7599/10-free-opensource-wiki-software-engine/>
>>> -
>>> http://stackoverflow.com/**questions/7848899/really-**
>>> simple-wiki-platform<http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7848899/really-simple-wiki-platform>
>>> - https://www.dokuwiki.org/**dokuwiki<https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki>
>>>
>>> But before I begin to plow through these first hits, I hope the plug
>>> brain trust might point me in the right direction. I do have have
>>> web hosted space where I can install something and I just want 4 or
>>> 5 people to be able to access a simple "page" where each participant
>>> can quickly and easily add to the content with simple text.
>>>
>>> Suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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