As opposed to
DocumentMode and
ThreadMode pages (see also
WikiModes):
FileMode pages are usually created through the misguided efforts of inexperienced wiki refactorers.
FileMode pages present a shapeless clump of vaguely related information adhering to no distinction and conveying no consensus.
FileMode pages often conceal gems that once were pages in their own right, but it takes a patient and determined reader to discover these now.
FileMode is strongly discouraged on
WikiWikiWeb - refactorers take heed.
When you see a page in
FileMode it is usually better to fix it and not waste time making yet another
WikiBadge for it.
FixYourWiki.
AnswerMe please:
The above describes what's wrong with
FileMode, and how it comes about---but it doesn't really describe what it is. I've read this page from top to bottom and I still can't figure out just what makes a
FileMode page a
FileMode page.
Any examples here on Wiki?
--
ScottJohnson
Hopefully not, but you might consider
WikiWikiSandBox an example (though it really is
AppendMode).
CategoryMode