Thread:Landreth/@comment-15279073-20140414124340

So, I'm just starting to get into wiki-work, and am realizing that this is what I've been wishing for in a fanfiction site all along. For a time, I've suggested "Author areas" to forum admins who dismiss the idea as too much work or too preferential (which I understand), or tried blogs -- but those aren't easily cross-referenced and searched. (at least not the ones I've encountered). But neither of those really gave me what I was looking for in methods for easily grouping stories or referencing characters or other elements that time eventually buries on regular forum sites. With a wiki, it doesn't matter how long ago I write a story. If someone wants to follow what has gone on with a particular character, it can all be linked at that character's wiki page. If someone wants to see the entire body of work by a particular author, they can go to the author's page. Readers can leave comments about any and everything specific to that piece, and hold conversations directly with authors, just like a forum board. The only difference is that the history is always right there.

I also like that users can set these pages up for themselves for the most part, but that admins can roll changes back if something gets vandalized. It becomes a true community project in that regard, without the burden of work falling all on one person to keep things going.

So yeah, wikis are awesome! Booyah! :D 