A posting on Hacknot is a bit curmugeonly, but makes some good points. I’ve certainly seen lots of projects roll out Wiki’s with high hopes for them, never to be realized. Still, Wikipedia has turned out to be one of the best things to have happened on the Internet. Ever.

“Wikiphilia: A mental illness characterized by the irrational conviction that any problem faced by a group can be rendered solvable through installation and use of a Wiki. This delusional ailment has been occurring in increasing numbers ever since it was first identified in 1995. Wikiphilia usually manifests in two distinct phases – the rapturous anticipation of the Wiki’s potential in the short post-installation phase; slowly giving way to denial of the Wiki’s failure to fulfill that potential in the second phase. …”

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