"Nah... not for me" - Why?

[cdaven]

@twMat

That discussion is very general though which makes it much more difficult to find actionable things to actually do.

Wow, I completely disagree with this.

Look at one of the first responses in there:

@telumire

• UI : IMO the UI of default tiddlywiki is less appealing than the more mainstream Knowledge Base Software. … The home page of the official website could be redesigned to be less dense - all the other website have their download button immediately visible, and much less text. Tiddlywiki.com display a lot of thumbnails leading to guides to introduce itself which could be a bit overwhelming.
• Ease of use : Tiddlywiki require a browser extension or to download tiddlydesktop or similar (which the user need to search for and find on the website), while the other software are usable out of the box. … IMO tiddlywiki should provide ONE recommended saving method, and offers others solutions as an option.
• Lack of publicity : Not enough video/articles on tiddlywiki, like you said
• Steep learning curve : wikitext, filter expressions, widgets are not easy to understand for people that are not programmer.

And these issues are repeated in the discussion. I agree with all of them.

So, here’s an action list:

1. Restructure and redesign TiddlyWiki.com. Look at the competition for ideas.
2. Fix the default design of TiddlyWiki
3. Simplify the “Available methods for saving changes with TiddlyWiki” section
4. Evangelise with Youtube videos, blog articles etc
5. Create more getting started with WikiText articles and videos. Maybe compare with Markdown or show how you can use Markdown instead?