In the fed wiki matrix room https://matrix.to/#/!ORfrUEFeWFcHAMLFLr:matrix.org/$1679327868241154PcUJm:matrix.org Ward wrote: > As it has become increasingly easy to write small html scripts that interact with the lineup we find many more reasons to generate ghost pages as part of our workflows. Because scripts flow freely through the federation we don't grant to them the power to update content on our own sites without our case by case approval.
> For content most conveniently expressed as wiki markup we use **ghost pages**. For other content that is more conveniently kept in files, often **json files**, we allow scripts to download to the user's own filesystem from which they can upload back into wiki **assets** with drag and drop.
> Some browsers make this convenient with easy access to recent downloads without leaving the web page. We've found that workflows will often involve two or three steps that with time and experience might be shortened to one or two steps, but still using steps that are more generic manipulations of the wiki than steps designed for the problem at hand.
> This runs counter to "good" interaction design but might someday be recognized as worthy by the design community.