Scott Blomquist

Selection paralysis

I got to thinking lately about how I wish I had a wiki on my personal web site, because I want to do some quick’n’dirty semi-structured and richly linked writing to share with others so I can get feedback and input. I spent some time catching up on what wiki systems are best at what, and discovered I was completely daunted by how many different choices there were.

I eventually whittled the list of candidates down to just short of 10 different packages, and then got stuck again. What happens if I pick one today and invest considerable time in it only to discover that a different one fits better with what I’m using it for? Is there any way to migrate the data to a different wiki package at or near full-fidelity?

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