Wiki+Markup

In general, wikis focus on the content of the page, rather than the look of the page; wikis tend to be rather plain-looking ([|Essex]).

Most Wikis do not accept HTML or other markup language for many reasons. Perhaps most importantly, without concentrating on coding, contributors can focus on their content, instead of making it pretty. Also, multiple contributors using multiple fonts and colors, would quickly create a messy page, which would also distract readers from absorbing information ([|Why Doesn’t Wiki do HTML?]). Additionally, “full HTML allows users to exploit browser security holes” and coding with HTML is not resilient to errors ([|RawHTMLWiki]).

Wiki Markup, the "syntax and keywords used by the [|MediaWiki] software to format a page," is extensively discussed on [|Wikipedia]. Practice using the wiki markup in the [|Wiki Wiki Sandbox].


 * Sources:**

==== Essex, David E. " [|Wiki While You Work] ." Allbusiness.com. web. 6 Nov. 2011. ====

"[|Help: Wiki Markup]." Wikipedia. 21 Oct. 2011. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.

“[|RawHTMLWiki].” Meatball. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.

“[|Why doesn’t Wiki do HTML]?” 22 Dec. 2010. Web. 10 Nov. 2011.