I'm in this group (I'm a Materials/Chem eng). We have recently started using media wiki internally for all sorts of documentation related things it has taken off very quickly.
Over the years there has been other solutions pushed onto us like confluence and sharepoint those never really gained any traction.
Having plugins enabled (like math equation editor) is important - Engineering documentation involves Math equations. The wiki lets you use markup like this "\frac{dC}{dO} = \frac{10}{\alpha+\frac{\beta}{([C]-C_{min})^{DC}}}" but also has visual editor.
I know projects have to protect themself, but creating an account, or entering an email address or filling out a captcha is friction
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Side note: Unfortunately, it seems like development has slowed down. I see some activity in the mailing lists, but there hasn't been a "What's cooking" post in ages, nor have I noticed any real changes in a while. @drewdevault @emersion what's going on?