Wikis are collaborative tools useful for big, sprawling projects involving groups, as they allow easy sharing and editing of information. However, they are not well-suited for personal or identity-related content that only one person controls. Effective use of wikis requires accepting collaboration as inherent and letting go of sole ownership over information.

1. Text
Contemplating Wikis

2. 1995

4. 2003

10. wikis are tools

11. Things they’re not good
for, according to Barton:

15. in other words,

16. Things that are yours alone,

17. especially

18. things that impact your
digital identity.

19. What’s a wiki good for?

20. Big, collaborative stuff.

21. sprawling
projects

23. It means we have to let
go of this:

25. and consider
collaboration as a given.