We’ve been using TWiki wiki implementation<\/a> at the U since 2001, and while it’s got it’s problems (wikis tend to be disorganized messes, and I’m afraid our wiki<\/a> suffers this as well), it’s been incredibly successful based on the massive usage statistics.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately we’re having a problem where saving\/editing hangs on long\/complex pages, and a month or two of poking around hasn’t turned up anything concrete. This means that people are less likely to use the wiki for courses this semester, and slowly drift away. I hope we can fix this soon. Unfortunately I know I don’t have the time required to make this the priority it deserves :(.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve been using TWiki wiki implementation at the U since 2001, and while it’s got it’s problems (wikis tend to be disorganized messes, and I’m afraid our wiki suffers this as well), it’s been incredibly successful based on the massive usage statistics. 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