Wiki Patterns
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EditPermission Granted
What is it?
This pattern denotes the "security" scheme used by wikis in which anyone can edit any content. Experience has shown that this can be a powerful tool in conjunction with the Selective Rollback pattern.
Usage
Turn off all permissions on the wiki, except those having to do with rollback. Allow any user to perform any action on behalf of the site.
Example
The original http://c2.com
considered this a key aspect of wikis.
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Related Patterns
- This pattern is an instance of Clean Permissions.
Further Reading
Adoption Patterns
Adoption Anti-Patterns
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I doubt this can be approved when introducing Wiki in an enterprise like a bank. They are usually obsessed with restrictive security, approval flow etc.
I don't think this obsession is fully wrong. Let's say, I read substantial information needed for my decision making from an enterprise Wiki and I'm under time-pressure (always): then there cannot be any risk that someone incompetent has edited the page and I'm using an incorrect information for a decision.
I agree it may be not helpful for the long haul, especially in an environment that relies on authorized information.
However, when introducing a wiki and trying to get it adopted (against the odds of organizational inertia) , just make it clear everything is new and "draft" or "tentative" until the community adopts a mechanism for explicit authorization in the wiki.