That's pretty much what I have. My web site is a static wiki. You pull up the plain text in a web form, make your changes, and hit send. That gets sent in an email to the engine that then regenerates the site, figures out what's changed, and uploads the new bits.
I had to do that because 10 years ago I wanted a wiki, but my host couldn't run cgi scripts. I'm still using it because being a totally static site, it's fast. It doesn't have comments or cross-referencing, and I'm starting to look at alternatives, but it only took a couple of days to write.
Having said that, it works for me, but I doubt it would work for anyone else. It's not flashy enough.
I had to do that because 10 years ago I wanted a wiki, but my host couldn't run cgi scripts. I'm still using it because being a totally static site, it's fast. It doesn't have comments or cross-referencing, and I'm starting to look at alternatives, but it only took a couple of days to write.
Having said that, it works for me, but I doubt it would work for anyone else. It's not flashy enough.