What use is Wiki to those who use it?
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Probing new ideas
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Learning about new things
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DesignPatterns, and project management patterns, including ExtremeProgramming. (This is the PortlandPatternRepository, after all.)
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ExtremeProgramming and other LightweightMethodologies.
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Refactoring of code/design, with and without XP. (WikiPagesAboutRefactoring, RefactoringLanguage)
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Discussing other (usually technical) topics of general interest to the current audience.
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Experiencing this new medium and trying to figure it out!
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Training and experiencing CollectiveIntelligence and CollectiveLove
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PersonalInformationManagement, by using a PersonalWiki
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Discussion of exercise & nutrition, although it annoys some purists who would like to see Wiki remain centered on programming topics