Reading the various articles about wikis was interesting and finally shed some light for me on the phenomenon of Wikipedia which I view with slightly more trust and confidence.
It seems a wiki is essentially like an on-line chat on a certain topic with the rest of the world participating and cutting out unnecessary information.
I can see this as a great tool for research and a way for the research community to exchange discoveries or knowledge at unprecedented speed. It also challenges the territoriality and claim of ownership mentality, because one would suddenly be sharing one's insights without control over what happens afterwards.
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