Week 5 - Wikis ....Discover

After watching the video clip (great for graphically providing an idiot-proof version of what is a wiki and why they are good to use) and reading through the Wikipedia entry, I then checked out the following wikis -
Wisconsin Heritage Wiki, the full Library Success: A best practices wiki, Book Lovers Wiki at the Princeton Public Library, and Wookieepedia.
I loved Wookieepedia - it was bright, fun and heh it's Star Wars so it can't go wrong, it's advantage is that the subject matter alone is what inspires contribution and collaboration; The Winsconsin Heritage Wiki is very much a user-based rather than visitor-based wiki and I have to admit I got a little lost; I liked the Library Success wiki because it used the simple format that is key to Wikipedia's success - after a brief intro to the topic there is a contents list which quickly shows you what you will find and will also take you straight there - easy to use for longtime players and the new. Lastly I visited the Book Lovers wiki, no guff just straight into what the wiki is all about with a clear concise and positive review about a book about toilets and plumbing (!). The arrangement of the page led me to be instantly interested and then keen to expliore the rest of the page which I could easily and readily do. Finally, and possibly more important from a social networking angle - I felt welcomed.

Now to explore ..............