Oh wiki where art thou? - Larry Garfield

Courtesy Planet PHP  Wed, 03/19/2008 - 20:04

A recent thread on the Drupal documentation list has brought up once again the "why don't we have a wiki on Drupal.org?" question.

It comes up regularly; you can set your watch by it.

What I've never understood is why anyone would want to take a step backwards from Drupal's handbooks to a simple wiki.

How would removing features and capabilities help Drupal's huge pool of documentation?

What exactly makes something "a wiki"?

Let's examine:

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