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

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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:

True but maybe there's been a little inaccuracy in Vladimir 
answer.

You should realize that a static site where sources are hosted on 
GH is even worse, i.e you need an account but also an approval 
for every change (LGTM, etc.), which would put an additional 
pressure on the team. So the proposed solution is a kind of 
regression toward the spirit of a wiki.

That being said, the big questions are

1. is the D wiki still heavily edited ?
2. is that worth losing manpower on a "side" project ? (work on 
the compiler, the runtime, and the std lib are more valuable imo)