Nicolas Paris, Eric Ramos, Olivia Zheng, Alex Ziev, Chelsea Weber, Kendra Garwin

Creation became possible with the development of the WorldWideWeb(1991) and web browsers such as Netscape (1994) Creator Ward Cunningham created the first wiki called WikiWikiWeb (1995) At first created to make the exchange of ideas between programmers easier Spawned “wiki clones” adopted by software developers Wikis remained unknown until 2001, when Wikipedia emerged, after which the number of wikis increased exponentially

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Easy to create Powerful development tool Useful for many situations General information Collaborative projects Group work

Global: general principles about how Wikipedia operates. Global Behavioral: standards for behavior on Wikipedia to make it a pleasant experience for everyone. Behavioral Content and style: define which topics are welcome on Wikipedia and provide quality and naming standards. Content and style Deletion: the body of policies dealing with page deletion. Deletion Enforcement: what actions editors can take to enforce other policies. Enforcement Legal and copyright: law-based rules about what material may be used here, and remedies for misuse. Legal and copyright -Most Wikis share the same set of rules and Policies -Wikipedia enforces the policies very strictly -The main Policy Categories are listed to the right.

Provide easy access to basic information for the general public Third parties may contribute to wiki to expand the information A business wiki can give member access to the latest proposal or updates on projects without the use of

The general philosophy of wikis is that it is easy to correct mistakes, rather than difficult to make mistakes in the first place. With the open nature of wikis, almost anyone can edit or create a page, with the possibility of displaying inaccurate information Usually, the editing capabilities are open to any non-registered user, or it is very easy to become a registered user. This nature also makes them easily tampered with and prone to vandalism.

Great technological development and beneficial to society when used appropriately Advantages: Frequently updated User friendly (Wikipedia) Appropriate Uses: Preliminary research Personal enrichment / enlightenment Inappropriate Uses: Formal research