FAQ:

Everybody can edit any page, this is scary. Doesn't that lead to chaos?

Answer:

netfrag.org is one of many WikiWikiClones, the first one was built by Ward Cummingham. Collaborating the Wiki way is different from other collaboration tools like Usenet. A distinct Wiki culture forms around these tools:

(quoted from WhyWikiWorks at Ward's original Wiki system, the Portland Pattern Repository, Wiki:WhyWikiWorks)

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-- PeterThoeny? - 27 Nov 2000