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Understanding Wikis: Collaboration, Community, and Knowledge Sharing

Wikis are community-authored, database-driven platforms that facilitate collaborative knowledge sharing. With millions of entries across various wikis like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and more, these platforms archive information and promote a civic discourse. They are excellent resources for reference materials, textbooks, and guidebooks, but not suited for creative works or original research. This guide explains the benefits of wikis, how to engage with them, and what to consider when participating in online communities. Learn to start your journey with wikis and make meaningful contributions.

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Understanding Wikis: Collaboration, Community, and Knowledge Sharing

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  1. Wikis for Fun and Profit

  2. Top Wikis • Wikipedia: 4 million English articles • Wiktionary: 3.1 million English definitions • Zikkir: 3 million “dictionary and word finder” entries • Lyric wiki: 1.7 million pages • Fan History Wiki: 1 million pages

  3. What the heck is a wiki? • A wiki is a • Community-authored, • database-driven • online text that archives past editions • and strives towards consensus through collaboration and civic discourse.

  4. Community Authored

  5. Database Driven

  6. Archive

  7. Collaboration

  8. Civic Discourse

  9. How-To Wiki • Identify need • Announce intention • Engage with community • Make change • Justify change • (if contested) Appeal or • Accept consensus

  10. What wikis are good for • References • Textbooks/training materials • Guidebooks • Knowledge bases • Large scale collaborative writing • Forming online communities

  11. What wikis are not good for • Creative works • Original research • Essays

  12. Common Questions • What keeps wikis from being overrun by vandals? • How can you trust the information on a wiki? • Who owns a wiki? • How can you use wikis in a classroom? • How can you assess wikis?

  13. Your First Wiki Edit • Go to Wikipedia • Click on “Community Portal” • Click on “Help Out” under Contents • Select a wiki page that needs help • Identify section that needs work and hit “EDIT” button on that section (not the whole article!) • Make changes in editor. DO NOT SAVE YET. • Explain what you did in the “edit summary” box. • Now save.

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