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All content with label adoption_antipattern.
Related Labels:
people_antipattern, adoption_pattern, people_pattern, afd, permission_pattern, navigation_pattern, technical_advice
Branch Mess
(Wiki Patterns)
What is it? Branch Mess occurs when contributors to the wiki are apprehensive about deleting existing content, so start to branch the content instead. Eventually too much deprecated information is stored in the wiki and it becomes difficult to locate the latest version. How ...
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One Wiki space per Group
(Wiki Patterns)
What is it? In a large organisation, different teams want to share knowledge and collaborate on different topics. Some teams are more open to sharing and collaboration than others. A natural approach might be to give each project or group a distinct wiki. Advantages (as an ...
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adoption_pattern, permission_pattern, navigation_pattern, technical_advice
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DesignByCommittee
(Wiki Patterns)
When a group of people design a system or information resource (like a wiki) for other people to be implemented by other people, and there are more 'designers' than 'doers', it seems almost invariably that time is wasted, the final product is somewhat disappointing or overcomplicated, accountability for this blunder ...
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Build it and they will come
(Wiki Patterns)
What is it ? From the movieField of Dreams where Kevin Costner builds a baseball diamond in a cornfield. Then all the great players just appear from the corn. Well real web2.0 ain't like the movies. How do I notice it? The wiki is being ...
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Bully
(Wiki Patterns)
порусски Викифанатик 日本語 いじめっ子 What is it? A bully is the opposite of a champion, and goes too far in pushing people to use the wiki. A good champion knows how to lead people in adopting the wiki, while ...
Other labels:
people_antipattern, afd
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Records Manager
(Wiki Patterns)
What is it? A Records Manager quakes when faced with unstructured data that can be modified at whim by users however literate. Usage Questions are being asked that may sound critical, such as Where does the use of a corporate Wiki cross the bounds between records ...
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people_antipattern
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Inconsistent Spaces
(Wiki Patterns)
What is it? Wikis that use a wide variety of user interfaces and navigation can confuse visitors, who may give up looking for information on the wiki. The ability to choose a custom theme for each space (section) of the wiki may encourage creativity and unique ...
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One Way Street
(Wiki Patterns)
What is it? Wikis that allow users to create content but not edit/delete the content afterwards may discourage users from contributing. Users will be reluctant to publish anything if they're on a "one way street" and can't make changes after they have contributed. How ...
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ButTheIntranet
(Wiki Patterns)
Synopsis The "ButTheIntranet" pattern is one propogated by a webpageChampion to discourage wiki use, perhaps because they are familiar or vested in the "old" way of doing things on the worldwideweb. Symptoms "But we've just spent three years and $$$$ building an Intranet for this content., why do ...
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EmptyPages
(Wiki Patterns)
What is it? Empty Pages is an antipattern in which people don't contribute to a page because it's empty. People are often reluctant to be the first to edit an empty page because they might be unsure what content should go on it. They may leave the page ...
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