From EcommerceWiki. A WikiPage used in different ways:

* Wiki page as email
* Wiki page as HTML
* Wiki page as posting
* Wiki page as annotation

-- FridemarPache
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'''Wiki page as email'''

An original contributor takes an HTML copy of his/her contribution and sends it as email for different reasons.

'''Reasons:'''

* It's quite handy to write a public letter to a friend or an author to invite them to a WikiForum.
* It's less work for the originator of the public letter or contribution to do two things with one effort ''(two flies with one clap)''.
* It's less effort for the addressee; s/he need not answer, thus signalling (at moment) no interest/time. When they answer in public, then they can save time by avoiding answering multiple individual emails.
* Sender and addressee get more context with less effort.

'''Note:'''

It is crucial that a copy of the original text is sent as email, because a ''link only email'' could lead the invited person to a deleted page or worse.

Each WikiForum could be enriched instantly with a ''page specific email notification'' of changes. The now-defunct CritLink offered this service.

''Use sparingly -- AnonymousDonor''

Several wiki now have a "please email me when this one specific page changes" feature:

* MoinMoin
* MediaWiki
* TikiWiki
* MassMind
* ... and probably others I'm not as familiar with.

The one I find most annoying just sends an email that says "This page changed" and the URI. The one I like best sends an email that says "This page changed", the URI, and the "diff" showing what exactly changed.

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'''Wiki page as HTML'''

An original contributor takes an HTML copy of his/her contribution and places it on their own Web site for different reasons.

'''Reasons:'''
* ''Public BackUp'' of the original contribution 
* ''Taking Individual Responsibility'' for statements or links
* ''Workload Reduction'' for the WikiForum, allowing less problematic access of external services, such as
** searching
** archiving
** voting
** public annotating
* ''Public Relations'' (for Wikiforums, one of the best concepts of the Web)

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'''Wiki page as posting'''

An original contributor takes a copy of his/her contribution and posts it to a newsgroup for different reasons:

'''Reasons:'''
* To invite collectively collaborative people of the Usenet into a WikiForum
* Reasons for ''Wiki page as email'', ''Wiki page as HTML''

''Not recommended -- AnonymousDonor''
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'''Wiki page as annotation'''

An original contributor takes a (HTML-) copy of his/her contribution and inserts it in a Public Annotation System for different reasons:

'''Reasons:'''
* To invite collectively collaborative people of the World Wide Annotation Community into a WikiForum
* Reasons for ''Wiki page as email'', ''Wiki page as HTML''

''Not recommended -- AnonymousDonor''

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Contributors: FridemarPache
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