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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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Federated wikis? (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by BaldProphet@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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On Reddit, communities could have their own wikis or knowledge base articles in a separate place from where the discussion happened. I don't see that kind of functionality in Kbin, so I'm wondering if there is a federated wiki type of thing somewhere out there.

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[–] gunnervi@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Reddit wikis are more about having a static page for information associated with a community than being a wiki proper. For example, music subs that maintain a "hall of fame" in a wiki page, or subreddit rules, or FAQs, etc. Not at all the type of stuff that would go on a fan wiki or wikipedia. This use case is valuable, although there are other solutions to the problem, e.g., sticky posts.

I'm not sure that would need to be federated. Maybe just to lemmy and other platforms with a similar model. But also, that should be up to the other instances, not us. If Mastodon figures out how to show a kbin "wiki" to their users in a way that is useful and makes sense, then why not let them do it?