“A wiki is a place to write in the same way that a party is a place to talk.”
Foreword to Wikis for Dummies
Context: Now, with wikis, you have a place to write. A wiki is a place to write in the same way that a party is a place to talk. There are thoughts all around you. Some are interesting, some less so. At a party or on a wiki, a word or two will be your trigger. Ideas start flowing. Talking or writing, you're among friends, the stage is set, you say your piece, it fits in, your words trigger the next thought: conversation.
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American computer programmer who developed the first wiki 1949Related quotes
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