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Ask HN: If other people can't edit, is a "personal wiki" a wiki?

1 pointsby tslmy9 months ago
By definition, &quot;a wiki is a form of hypertext publication on the internet which is collaboratively edited and managed by its audience directly through a web browser.&quot;<p>(https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Wiki)<p>Emphasis on &quot;collaboratively edited&quot; -- If only one person can edit the content, it by definition isn&#x27;t a wiki, is it?<p>There are many &quot;personal wikis&quot; on the internet, each of which only editable to its owner only. I feel that it is an abuse of the term. If you agree with me, what do you think would be a better name for those kind of systems?<p>I myself is leaning towards &quot;digital garden&quot;, but I would like to hear about your ideas.

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eesmith9 months ago
If you instead emphasize the &#x27;its audience&#x27; part, you may realize an audience may be only one person.<p>Personal wiki sounds like a fine definition to me.
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