Thing 10 Wikis

Wikis are absolutely full of long winded(worded) folks who have too much to say. It's wonderful to be able to share what you know, but it's important to respect the limits of the reader's capacity to absorb.
I was interested in the book reviews on the Princeton wiki site and got some good suggestions. The Albany staff page seemed to be a one time posting, and didn't seem to take advantage of the interactive aspects of a wiki. And I was interested in the Durham Library using the wiki as a site to discuss their library strategies. These seem to be useful library applications, but again they need faithful attention to stay current.
Regarding using Wikipedia as a research source for students: The point of research assignments is less the data obtained than teaching the methods of searching and judging the validity of the sources. The objection to Wikipedia is that the sources may not be valid. I think it should be allowed as one source of information, but that other sources would have to validate the facts.

Regarding editing a wiki: I added a line on the 23 Things pbwiki.

I am thinking that using a wiki as a family information exchange could be do-able. My family is somewhat spread out, and email has been a great way to send the same messages to everyone, but a wiki could do that as well as become an exchange of memories to save, etc. Just an idea....