Community Central:Uses of a wiki

Wikis can be used to write and edit pages on any topic. This page collects some specific ideas &mdash; please add yours! For things Wikicities can not be used for, see what Wikicities is not, and bear in mind that wiki software is not ideal for creating structured databases or forums. For specific reasons to use Wikicities for this, see why use Wikicities?.


 * 1) Creating a knowledge base on a specific topic (example: Creatures, Wikimac)
 * 2) Writing an FAQ
 * 3) Brainstorming
 * 4) Maintaining a calendar of local events
 * 5) Collaborative story writing (examples: fiction, Alternative History)
 * 6) Learning writing through online collaboration (example: schools)
 * 7) Communication between and within communities
 * 8) Community news and group announcements
 * 9) Comparison of products (example: Facial Cleansing Products)
 * 10) Creating user and technical documentation for software (example: Documentation)
 * 11) Creating specifications and architecture documents for software or other projects (example: Scoop)
 * 12) Creating an easily searchable, linkable, and editable website
 * 13) Creating how-tos (example: How To)
 * 14) Creating promotional material (example: Mozilla Community)
 * 15) Easy refactoring of communication on forums and mailing lists (by turning the thread mode of these discussions into a more useful document mode).
 * 16) Developing ideas and even new languages (example: conlang)
 * 17) Information and policies about a project
 * 18) Maintaining a directory of links on a particular topic
 * 19) Meeting agendas and notes for organizations
 * 20) Planning and documenting events
 * 21) Project collaboration
 * 22) Real time reports on conferences and other events
 * 23) Sharing tips and advice (example: quit smoking, Answers)
 * 24) Enriching existing text documents by editing them collaboratively and adding multimedia
 * 25) Translating documents together (example: Translation)
 * 26) Solidifying an existing community through collaboration and increased connections
 * 27) Supporting a shared community goal.
 * 28) Arrange bartering.
 * 29) Coordinate and help fill needs of charities, for donations and services or volunteers.