Right off the bat, I need to say, I love Wikipedia and use it all the time. I find it to be authoritative enough for my needs. Those halcyon days where I need to use footnotes and endnotes are little more than hazy memories. I'm rarely looking for specific dates, or require one hundred percent accuracy. I find it to be a wealth of knowledge. On the other hand, I don't know the authors, and I don't know why someone would be moved to add anything to this site. I don't get it. I don't know who these people are. Who are they? I know people who write for publications, I can understand what they are about and why they do their job. I get them. I don't get these people. Still, I'm glad they exist.
Looking at the IS Wiki and the YA Wiki, I think there is a lot of opportunity there. I don't know how often people other than the original authors will post on them, but I don't know if that is important. I think the idea that someone other than the original author can post helps people feel like they can be part of the process should they need to be. Also, I think it is just a good way to have information up on the web. I think it works better when it is general instructions that don't require an authority. For example, the YA Wiki is set up to grow information. On the other hand, it wouldn't work if we had a wiki for our Rules of Conduct Policy. It could be an interesting way of developing a document or brainstorming an idea for a project together. It might be an interesting experiment to see how a group might generate ideas.
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