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[Max Bowsher <maxb@xxxxxxx>]

Barry Warsaw wrote:
> On Sep 12, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Stuart Bishop wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Barry Warsaw <barry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>> Thanks to our fantastic IS department, you can now use reStructuredText
>>> markup in our dev and help wikis.  I highly encourage you to use reST
>>> format
>>> instead of moin, as we're standardizing on Python's own de-facto
>>> standard of
>>> reST markup.
>>>
>>> I've also started a new page on the wiki for helpful Launchpad
>>> hacking tips.
>>>  I'm tired, so I hope I haven't duplicated a page that lives elsewhere
>>> already.  In any case, here it is:
>>>
>>> https://dev.launchpad.net/Launchpad%20Tricks%20and%20Tips
>>>
>>> Enjoy, and don't forget to add your own tips.
>>> -Barry
>>
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> 
> Heh.  Moin should be smarter about this.  For example, in Confluence you
> can just write wiki links naturally and the urls are much more readable,
> and ever page has a tinyurl automatically.

Well, that's a bit of a philosophical issue - should you
ActuallyUseWikiWords or should you just _Stick an Underline under
Something_ and call it a title.

Personally I prefer the Moin approach, as it forces you to plan you page
names and makes them more obviously appear to be page names when
referred to.

Max.

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