Anyone *really* using SharePoint 2007 Wiki? | The Coffeehouse

ScottWelker

I'd appreciate hearing from those using the SharePoint 2007 Wiki. How is that working for you and, what is your prior Wiki experience?

Although I've spent all of about 10 minutes with it, I am underwhelmed. It seems authored content is purely HTML. The help facilities take me to context insensitive information that, if it contains useful information, is too labyrinthine to be useful.

Having considerable MediaWiki and FlexWiki authoring experience, I am about to conclude that SharePoint Wiki is no Wiki at all. The central tenant" of Wiki is quick and easy. Authoring and organizing content purely in HTML doesn't really fit the bill.

What am I missing?

ScottWelker

What am I missing?

Does not work with FireFox. In IE, things are greatly improved.
Withholding judgment. Might be a workable Wiki after all - If I give up FireFox for IE.

GaryW

You're not missing anything. It is universally awful.
Microsoft's take is that they weren't trying to create a best of breed, just something sort of Wiki like. I wish they hadn't bothered and had spent the money on licensing a real wiki.

As much as I've tried, I cannot find a single redeeming feature.

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In reply to GaryW

#Feb 27th @ 1:31 AM

Yeah. I think their goal is to have 'good enough' wiki but then partner with folks like us (Atlassian) to connect to a full fledged wiki like Confluence.

ScottWelker

In reply to GaryW

#Feb 27th @ 1:31 AM

I understand and share your disappointment. However, in my present engagement, the client has a significant SharePoint investment/infrastructure. With IE as the browser, SharePoint Wiki seems minimally adequate. We are very likely to transition from FlexWiki.

I must note my surprise that there is no warning when you try to use an unsupported browser. I nearly concluded SharePoint Wiki was not usable. In a perfect world, I would have had proper preparation before making a snap judgment. In the real world, I was just pointed to it and asked... can we use it? I almost said no :-/