Patterns of use, wikis, and the weblog data model

Sam Ruby wrote a blog post about the components of a well-formed weblog entry, and started a wiki to flesh out the picture.
It looks like the discussion on the wiki is percolating nicely.
Tim Appnel is somewhat concerned about the use of the wiki; because people can edit the pages, he’s worried that people will go into loops, changing the meaning of content.
But a well-formed social process can assuage that concern.
It looks like they’re doing a good job abstracting the discusion, and using the data model diagrams to express emerging concensus.
This is a good example of using the different modes in a decision cycle.
* Start with people bouncing ideas back and forth using a mailing list or weblogs
* Use the wiki to converge the discussion. Generate a prototype document and build shared definitions of concepts and terms
* Use individual weblog posts to explore particular ideas in depth, and link back into the discussion
* Once the wiki conversation has reached agreement, use the document as the starting point for the next phase of action.

2 thoughts on “Patterns of use, wikis, and the weblog data model”

  1. tima on Wikis and Patterns of Use.

    Adina Levin posts that I’m somewhat concerned about the use of the wiki “because people can edit the pages, he’s worried that people will go into loops, changing the meaning of content.” That isn’t exactly what I meant. I try and clarify.

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