Talk:Portland Pattern Repository

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Explain[edit]

Someone here should know more about this. For example, why's it called Portland? Nagelfar 08:59, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)

To the general point, I agree, it's surprising this hasn't been far more expanded, given its historical significance; perhaps there's some history at wiki which could be moved or copied here. As to why it's called Portland, I believe it was simply founded by someone in Portland, Oregon. Feel free to work that in somehow, I don't have time. - IMSoP 10:37, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)

The Portland Pattern Repository is called that way because Cunningham & Cunningham (C2) is based in Portland, Oregon. Cunningham & Cunningham is also referred to as C2 because the name has two initial Cs. Cunningham & Cunningham operates its Web site at c2.org, which includes other apart from the Portland Pattern Repository. The someone in Portland is called Ward Cunningham.2004-12-29T22:45Z 16:55, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

That's what I assumed, but we'd need to be sure before I added it. I just didn't feel like e-mailing that PPR site to ask such a question, it doesn't have a FAQ or anything mentioning it named for the city 'where it was thought up.' Nagelfar 01:37, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I chose the name because the repository was in Portland, AND, because I wanted to promote a specific way of formatting patterns which I had dubbed the "Portland Form". Had the Portland Form caught on more then it would be clearly recognized as a repository of patterns in the Portland Form. (There are plenty of examples of the form, easily recognized by its conspicuous use of the word "Therefore". -- Ward

You can be sure about that. Cunningham & Cunningham is based in Portland, Oregon. 2004-12-29T22:45Z 16:55, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

External links[edit]

The first two links in the external links section, Wiki History and Welcome Visitors lead be to a Forbidden page. Is this the case for everyone? Should the links be removed?

The links do work. They shouldn't be removed. 2004-12-29T22:45Z 16:55, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

The "wiki:", "wikiwikiweb:", and "c2:" namespaces should not be used in Wikipedia. All of these point to an external site (c2.com) and is not a part of Wikipedia. Because of this, normal external linkage should be used so that the tell tale "external arrow" is shown to the user. -- ShinmaWa^(talk) 06:50, 5 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

humm..[edit]

We sould hibe more credits to c2, coz is the FIRST wiki. This is something of GIGANTEOUS importance, and here on the text looks as something secondary or something. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.46.106.243 (talk • contribs) 08:04, April 18, 2006 (UTC)

I want to cancel this sight now i thought it was a different prgram that i was looking for referance no.order no:077020070203191652497 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.7.3.48 (talk • contribs) 05:27, 4 February 2007 (who was apparently seriously confused)

this article is useless noise --> crap[edit]

afd Wikidrone

I have to disagree. It was (is?) the first wiki, and thus has historical significance. The article text could use some rework though, I do agree. -Anonymous- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.233.255.211 (talk) 21:25, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The first wiki?[edit]

First, the article says that Portland Pattern Repository is the world's first wiki. In the last paragraph, it states that "The PPR is accompanied on c2.com by the first ever wiki (a collection of reader-modifiable Web pages), which is called WikiWikiWeb". This is majorly confusing. Somebody knowledgeable to help out? // habj 14:10, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]