Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Notes on Wikidrama
Wikidrama, noun: (1) an instance of excitement or conflict in a Wiki community, which is often thought to be needlessly passionate by those uninvolved in the instance; (2) pejorative, the normal state of affairs in many Wiki communities.
An interesting comment -- okay, better than what I could write, which may not be saying much -- on one of the recent Wikidramas: Luna Santin on the CharlotteWebb arbitration.
Would it be appropriate to opine that one reason people dislike wikidrama is that no Wiki software currently has an extension to add car chases? That statement occured to me while thinking about an essay explaining my opinion in this discussion: while Wikis are an excellent tool for collaboration, it is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
Geoff
Technocrati tags: online communities, Wikipedia, wikis
An interesting comment -- okay, better than what I could write, which may not be saying much -- on one of the recent Wikidramas: Luna Santin on the CharlotteWebb arbitration.
Would it be appropriate to opine that one reason people dislike wikidrama is that no Wiki software currently has an extension to add car chases? That statement occured to me while thinking about an essay explaining my opinion in this discussion: while Wikis are an excellent tool for collaboration, it is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
Geoff
Technocrati tags: online communities, Wikipedia, wikis
Labels: speculations, wikipedia
