What's+A+Wiki?


 * Wiki What?**

A wiki is an online tool that can be edited by anyone with access. Connect with communities and people. Information is public, simple to update and available instantly. Changes and comments are made in real-time and appear in seconds. Like an ongoing conversation, the flow is interactive and constant.

This VJC-WikiBox is based on the wiki concept, but takes it in a new and different direction. Think of the VJC-WikiBox as your Town Hall where you can ask and answer questions in an online format. **Use this site to ask a question, make a comment or offer a suggestion. Have fun. Find out information. This is //your// resource.**
 * What is the VJC-WikiBox?**

But, gentle reader, we hear you now. Why the word "wiki" -- what's that about?
 * Definition, Please**

For the answer, we need to go back in time ... to when the Internet and the World Wide Web (www - get it?) were just beginning to enter public consciousness ... back to the mid-1990s ...

//A History Lesson:// Computer programmer [|Ward Cunningham] developed the first wiki, which he called WikiWikiWeb. His goal was to create a collaborative tool for discussion and sharing. Rather than call it a "quick-web," he recalled a phrase he heard while in Hawaii. The term "Wiki Wiki" was used to describe a shuttle bus between airport terminals. Combining logic, creativity and a bit of ingenuity, he coined the term "Wiki" for his new computer program.


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