wiki.dlang.org: How about replacing MediaWiki with a Git repo?

[Vladimir Panteleev]

On Tuesday, 4 August 2026 at 12:19:27 UTC, Serg Gini wrote:
> On Tuesday, 4 August 2026 at 11:28:52 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev 
> wrote:
>> #### On replacing the wiki with a Git repository:
>>
>> The main thing to understand is that if we move the content to 
>> Git + static site generator, it will no longer be a wiki. The 
>> defining property of a wiki is that *anyone* can edit it - 
>> even if they don't have an account on some other platform, and 
>> even if they live in a country where creating a GitHub account 
>> is not possible.
>
> And this is exactly where Wiki is failing.
> To edit page I need to make an account:

Fair point. However, validating an email address (mind you: an 
address from any provider, including your own self-hosted one 
will work) is still much less stringent of a gate than what other 
services put users through. Note that many of those gates are 
invisible most of the time, except when they do trigger. For 
example, the last time I tried to create a Discord account, it 
was automatically blocked 1 minute after creation.

>> You do not have permission to edit this page, for the 
>> following reasons:
>> The action you have requested is limited to users in the 
>> group: Users.
>> You must confirm your email address before editing pages. 
>> Please set and validate your email address through your user 
>> preferences.
>
> And 90% of devs already have GitHub account.

If we wanted to entertain that thought, I think the conclusion is 
then that we should enable logging in via GitHub, not throw the 
baby with the bathwater.

I appreciate the feedback, but I think the kind of feedback that 
would lead to any actual changes needs to come from a place of 
proven and long-term experience from running such community 
services, as well as commitment to support these choices going 
forward.