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Contents 1 Clearance 2 Not only on JWICS 3 Independent confirmation that it uses MediaWiki? 4 Del.icio.us for DoD 5 Richard Russell

[edit] Clearance

I was told about Intellipedia at a non-classified meeting with CIA analysts. I checked with one of the Intellipedia administrators who was there to make sure it would be ok to post about it in Wikipedia. dweinberger

Some more detail is now in the article, but there is still quite a bit to say on this topic.Fhassani 23:48, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

I added 4 in-bound links from the JWICS, SIPRNET, Intelligence Community, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence pages. I do not know if that is enough to remove the "linkless" script or not. I will let another wikipedian make the call. ACADAC 24 October 2006

Yup, that should be enough. And if I can offer any other assistance, let me know.  :) --Elonka 15:30, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Not only on JWICS

Intellipedia is available on NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS. Kevinstory 19:48, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

So what of the "sister project" on SIPRNET? Replaced, still in use, or merged? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.113.18.220 (talk • contribs) 02:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

They are three different wikis, holding different information depending on classification levels. NIPRNet holds all Unclassified information, SIPRNet hold up to SECRET and JWICS holds up to Top Secret. 70.126.82.58 00:29, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Independent confirmation that it uses MediaWiki?

The page currently states that Intellipedia runs on MediaWiki. This is backed up with a reference from National Defence Magazine that says, "...Members of the intelligence community have been using the popular Wikipedia software to create their own secure information sharing forums..." This, if true, does indeed mean MediaWiki. However this is just vague enough that I would like to know if it is independently verified that Intellipedia IS INDEED based on MediaWiki. Most people only know of Wiki editing through the prism of Wikipedia and therefore assume that that Wikimedia has a monopoly on the idea. Witty lama 01:50, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

While I agree it would be easy to say "Intellipedia uses the Wikipedia software" instead of "Intellpedia uses the same concept as Wikipedia", they seem to be more explicit than this:

"Richard Russell, deputy assistant director of national intelligence for information sharing and customer outreach at the office of the director of national intelligence, said it is the “exact same software.”" [1]

I know it is still likely Mr Russell is mistaken, but I suggest we take the quote at face value until we find a reference stating otherwise. Chovain 02:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

As a DoD contractor, I would be very surprised if they used something other than MediaWiki. The intelligence community is very short-staffed and underfunded right now, especially since taking the blame for Iraq. There's a lot of motivation to just go with the flow and use what is most popular or has the most name recognition. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.113.18.220 (talk • contribs) 02:23, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

There are plenty of free Wikis though. Furthermore, anything we say must be independantly verifiable. It's not enough for a DoD contractor to claim it here - that would count as original research (By the way, don't forget to sign your posts with "~~~~") Chovain 04:56, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

At the CIA workshop I attended last September, the folks behind Intellipedia said they were running MediaWiki. Watch your newsfeeds; there will be other articles on Intellipedia published in the mainstream news later this month, and I'm sure at least one of these articles will provide published confirmation from a source more reputable than me. ;-) --Eekim 19:38, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Intellipedia runs on MediaWiki 1.7.1. 70.126.82.58 00:33, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I'll vouch that it does run on MediaWiki, as for the version, I'm not sure. Fantom.Planet 14:31, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Again, what we need is independent confirmation. A user who knows that it runs Wikimedia unfortunately can't be used as a reference, as that would constitute original research. Do you happen to have a reference for it? Chovain 01:12, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Send a message to the creator of wikipedia/mediawiki. He is aware of what software it uses. It is basically MediaWiki but with a slight amount of tweaking, to accomplish security standards. (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=170)

[edit] Del.icio.us for DoD

I think the approach that [2] takes is much more suited for collaboration among organizations. Our federal agencies and DoD could really benefit from this approach. Any corporation implementing a knowledge management strategy should create their system using Del.icio.us as a model. Kind regards, David

• David: I did an interview with the New York Times about tag|connect (the IC version of del.icio.us) and mentioned it in Wired Magazine. The NY Times piece should be out in the magazine in the Sunday edition on Dec 3rd. Also, beta versions are running right now. If you have access to JWICS go to the tag|connect Intellipedia page and sign up for beta testing.Ckras 23:24, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Ckras, I wish I had the time to help out. A colleague of mine and I have been discussing the need for using the del.icio.us model for our company. Our organization is well-suited for this approach. I don't think all organizations will benefit from the del.icio.us approach. Does intellipedia use the same approach as del.icio.us? Kind regards, David

• David, from your phrasing I thought you were in the IC. Keep you guy posted! Ckras 14:55, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Richard Russell

The link for this guy needs disambiguating. I'm not sure he is any of the richard russells listed Numskll 19:47, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

I've unlinked him. The only hits Google gets (for his name and division) are the article, and the single ref we have. He's unlikely to get himself an article. Chovain 03:21, 15 December 2006 (UTC)