Re: [admin] W3C Wiki migration

Karl Dubost wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The HTML WG is using the [wiki quite intensively][1].
> 
> I was discussing with Olivier Théreaux (W3C) this morning about the W3C 
> wiki migration. W3C wikis are operated under moinmoin. Some W3C Members 
> have requested a few times to move to Mediawiki for the wiki engine. 

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I can see no objections for new Wikis to be created using Mediawiki
(if those sufficiently familiar with Wikis believe that Mediawiki
is currently the best available : I am completely infamiliar with
them, so not in a position to offer an opinion), but I can see
no benefit whatsoever in converting existing W3C Wikis if all
information (such as user accounts, modification histories, etc)
cannot automatically be carried across.  Thus I am /opposed/
to the HTML 5 Wiki being so converted unless and until there
can be a guarantee that all information can and will be
automatically carried across.

Philip Taylor