Wiki-wakki-woo

Well, let me just brush the dust off my blog and get started writing about wikis!  It’s been so long since I had time at work to sit down and hurl myself at Learn & Play–that pesky Fall Publishing Season really whacked us last month.  It doesn’t help that my home O.S. is ten years old and lots of 2.0 things don’t like it (such as my new insulin pump, the CML toolbar, my glass fusing software . . .).  Sigh.  There’s just no room on the Web for antiques!

Wikis.  Hmm.  I really (and I mean REALLY) liked the Common Craft video about them.  This is the first Common Craft video I’ve had a chance to watch (my home computer “doesn’t do” sound) and I am impressed.  Do they have one on Peace in the Mideast?  I kind of knew about wikis from my husband and kids describing Wikipedia, but I guess I didn’t realize it was the sort of thing that could be a useful group tool.  Now I wish I had a reason to create one! 

Looking at the Bull Run Library’s wiki was interesting.  It seemed like more of a community forum, but it also didn’t seem to have any way to access/edit.  I assume that it is controlled by the library, so there is a gatekeeper who decides what goes on the page?  Uncontrolled access to editing has always been my impression of wikis, and made me mistrust their reliability.  I think I will be reevaluating my wkipinion now!

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