Wikis can be useful to create online communities and enable collaboration between peers. I could see how for instance, I could try to understand how to design a website (the very idea is mind boggling for me) using this tool, with more tech savvy colleagues providing assistance. The use that public libraries have made of wikis is innovative and I can see how it would serve as a forum for training - some of the training resources gathered in one place were impressive. Equally innovative NZ Police using of wikis in a positive way.
Wikis can be the place to go if you are after an arcane fact or something obscure - I did a Google search on Andrea Palladio (+ wiki in search box) - the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice is stunning - and was instantly gratified to find pictures of his public buildings and plans in Wikimedia commons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_San_Giorgio_Maggiore
There is always a boffin lurking around, collecting little know facts on a topic, wikis can
excel in this regard. Lucky to find archiplanet, a wiki with literally thousands of architects listed and their work.
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