Wikis Week-16

I looked at several wikis on the Discovery Exercise list. My conclusion is that, like blogs, they are a vehicle for people who need a place to show off what they know.
Seriously, the library wikis were typical library material in a different format, lists, assignments, best practices, etc.
The one useful wiki was the ALA New Orleans one where the person posted his conference schedule and other pertinent information for anyone who might be trying to locate him.
As for sites like Wikipedia-they have no credibility at all in my humble opinion since anyone can change or post anything. A recent example was reported in the mainstream media about wikis being used to alter information. A dangerous path.