On Mon, May 12, 2003 at 11:24:02AM -0500, Chris Dent wrote: (01)
> Because of that, I find the expanded words oddly distracting on
> your pages.
>
> One of the things I've noticed with wiki use is that their
> difference from normal words encourages a powerful sense of
> naming (as in we gain power when we name things). In a group
> context, a concept becomes more known/available when it is turned
> into and presented as a WikiWord: it is more than just a name. I
> don't think this is something that can really be described, but
> rather must be experienced. (02)
I agree with this, and Bill, you seem to agree with this, too. (03)
http://webseitz.fluxent.com/wiki/ExpandingWikiWords (04)
> So, I don't think of WordsMashedTogether as ugly. (05)
I also agree with this. I think the split format looks okay, but I
don't think WikiWords look ugly. I also think that there's a
usability advantage in expressing WikiWords as camel case rather than
splitting them, especially if you believe that the concept of
WikiWords is a good one. (06)
-Eugene (07)
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