I am really curious to know about the differences in the names of Community Wiki and Non-Community Wiki prevailing in Stack Exchange.
As I have known about what a Community Wiki is pretty much, I just specifically want to know the existence of Non-community wiki.
- What is the reason behind its existence?
- What is the advantage that I get from it?
I have seen the term Non-Community wiki in the Badges area.
Bronze Badge - You must have a total score of 100 in at least 20 non-community wiki answers to achieve this badge.
Silver Badge - You must have a total score of 400 in at least 80 non-community wiki answers to achieve this badge.
Gold Badge - You must have a total score of 1000 in at least 200 non-community wiki answers to achieve this badge.
Hence so curious.
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There are only Community Wiki posts, no Non-Community Wiki posts exist. Or do you mean regular posts? There are tag wikis, but that's something entirely different.Martijn Pieters– Martijn Pieters2014年01月31日 12:32:58 +00:00Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 12:32
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1@Ɍ.Ɉ: Right, I read that as (Non-Community) Wiki, but I guess the term Non-(Community Wiki) could mean something here. :-)Martijn Pieters– Martijn Pieters2014年01月31日 12:36:04 +00:00Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 12:36
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Updated my postArunkumar Srisailapathi– Arunkumar Srisailapathi2014年01月31日 12:37:52 +00:00Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 12:37
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1Now posted as a feature request: Change "non-community wiki answers" in tag badge descriptions to something less confusingIlmari Karonen– Ilmari Karonen2014年01月31日 13:45:41 +00:00Commented Jan 31, 2014 at 13:45
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Non-Community Wiki is not anything. In the context you mentioned in the descriptions of the badges, it simply means "A post that is not a Community Wiki". There is no special Non-CW classification on posts.
For your specific examples (emphasis & parenthesis mine):
Bronze Badge - You must have a total score of 100 in at least 20 non-(community wiki) answers to achieve this badge.
This specifically means you need to have a total score of 100 in 20 answers that are not Community Wiki. This same definition applies to the other badges.