Help:Uses of a wiki

This page offers some ideas about the uses of a wiki. Please add your ideas to this list. For things Wikicities can not be used for, see what Wikicities is not. For specific reasons to use Wikicities for this, see why use Wikicities?.


 * 1) Brainstorming
 * 2) Calendar of local events
 * 3) Collaborative writing (examples: schools, fiction)
 * 4) Communication between and within communities
 * 5) Community news and group announcements
 * 6) Comparison of products (example: Facial Cleansing Products)
 * 7) Creating a FAQ or knowledge base
 * 8) Creating an easily searchable, linkable, and editable website
 * 9) Creating how-tos (example: how to)
 * 10) Creating promotional material (example: Mozilla Community)
 * 11) Design and documentation of code, with space for user feedback
 * 12) Devoloping ideas and even new languages (example:conlang)
 * 13) Easy refactoring of communication
 * 14) Editing texts on any topic
 * 15) Information and policies about a project
 * 16) Maintaining a directory of links on a particular topic
 * 17) Meeting agendas and notes for organizations:
 * 18) Planning and documenting events
 * 19) Project collaboration
 * 20) Real time reports on conferences and other events
 * 21) Setting specifications for a project
 * 22) Sharing tips and advice (example: quit smoking)
 * 23) Turning the thread mode of a mailing list into a more useful document mode.