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Manifesto of sorts, sprinkled with testimonials, goes here!

Brainstorming

Okay, what's really important about Wiki Spot

Compared to any other wiki software/hosting solution, Wiki Spot is just better. It's faster, more customizable, easier to get users to join and edit, easier for users to edit, easier to administer, and faster to start using today!


Why [Torontopedia] is on [WikiSpot]:

Here are my reasons for first shortlisting [Project Sycamore] as the wiki engine of choice, then choosing [WikiSpot] hosting over installing and hosting it on our own servers.

Please feel free to completely redo my above bullet points, into a more general Why Wiki Spot sales pitch. I just typed the above off the top of my head. I'll do more asap.HiMY


in no order — some points to stress:

we should break out all these points into major areas and then have a lot of text, maybe quotes, and screenshots / images for each section.


Wiki Spot is a new option in wiki hosting and and software, but we offer many benefits over other wiki software and wiki providers.

What does Wiki Spot offer?

It's Free!

Wiki Spot is a nonprofit organization, run completely by your donations and the generosity of the wiki developers. We will not use your wiki for commercial purposes, and we ask that you do the same. Our nonprofit nature allows you to build your wiki for your community, not for corporate interests. Wiki Spot will always be a free service, run on [sycamore]free software.

Super-simple page syntax

With its own intuitive markup, a Wiki Spot wiki eliminates many of the barriers keeping new visitors from becoming new editors. Users don't have to know HTML to make good looking edits; anyone can contribute without knowing extensive programming languages.
Example markup:

Innovative Editing

With features such as inline Quick Edit, site users can easily edit the parts of the page that catch their interest. Just a double-click on any section opens up a miniature editor (try it!). If you're working on a wiki page that has a location, such as many pages on local wikis, all you need to do to add a map to a page is to enter its street address.

Interwiki Community

By joining Wiki Spot, your wiki is automatically connected to other wiki projects for building greater community. Simply post your wiki on the Wiki Directory, and existing Wiki Spot users can easily cross over to your wiki, using the same account. You can collaborate with other wikis, and even have special links in between wikis.

Quick setup of a new wiki

You don't need to have any knowledge of webservers to start a wiki. All you need is a vision to build a new community. To start a wiki, all you need to do is head to Create a wiki, come up with a name, and you're off and running! You don't have to deal with webservers, Apache, Linux, SQL, Python, or backups — all of that is handled by the wiki developers.

Easy wiki administration and customization

To handle virtually all administrative needs, you don't need to hack the code of the site. Your wiki's Wiki Settings page gives you the ability to easily upload new stylesheets, set your logo, configure access controls, ban users and more. If you ever get lost, you can see Wiki Spot's Help for Wiki Administrators, or just ask a question.

Portability

If you ever decide to leave the Wiki Spot project, all of your edit history is saved in a database. We are currently working on stuff to make us more portable with other wiki software.

Reliability

While not the biggest wiki software, our software has been run on several large wikis, including the nearly 10,000-page [davis]Davis Wiki. We have a large community that can find and fix bugs quickly. In addition, we keep backups.

This is a Wiki Spot wiki. Wiki Spot is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that helps communities collaborate via wikis.