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= Web publishing =

== Difference between Semantic Mediawiki and static web sites, CMS, Mediawiki ==

* Static web sites can be more difficult to manage, it's harder to re-use content.
* Content management systems use forms to guide content editing, but they tend to require low level changes (database, programming), and end users have constrained access to the site
* Mediawiki is designed to organize large sets of pages, potentially with many involved people
* Semantic Mediawiki adds structured information and views
** '''We are going to learn markup encoding in order to have more control over content and appearance'''

== Access models ==
* Fully open, no login required
* Require login for editing
* Require created accounts to edit (closed editing)
* Require created accounts to access (fully private)
** Encryption to avoid snooping

Access models can be changed over time; avoid starting a wiki with jargon or unsympathetic content.

== Site users ==

* Levels
** De-emphasize control, make it as flat as possible
** Bureaucrats still exist - edit site-wide content and styles, block pages and users
* OpenID signin allows people to use account information from other OpenID sites

{{Practice|Create an account and sign in}}

== Accessibility ==

''Here, accessibility refers to supporting people with vision, keyboard control or cognitive difficulties.''

* Making sites accessible generally increases usability 
** Works on more devices from text browser to handheld
** Typically more straightforward navigation
** Accessible hot keys can be used by any expert user
** [http://asyourworldchanges.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/using-the-curb-cuts-principle-to-reboot-computing/ The curb cuts principle]
* Mediawiki is accessible, SMW has issues (forms)
* Value content over appearance
* Good tags for images, image maps

== Terms of use ==
[[File:Copright continuum.jpg|right|500px|Copyright continuum, from traditional copyright to public domain]]

* Creative Commons - share with options for attribution, non-commercial, changes
** [http://creativecommons.org/choose/?jurisdiction=ca Choose your license]
* Traditional copyright - by permission only

* Re-using content
** [http://search.creativecommons.org/ Find CC media]

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