It’s got to be the stupidest name I’ve heard for a thing, but I’ve finally broken down and installed one.
Basically, a Wiki is a piece of software that allows you to create and edit web pages in a most free-form manner. In fact, the design was intended such that anyone could come along and make changes to any page that they wanted and add any page that they thought was needed.
At first this idea might sound crazy, but it turns out that it’s very good for creating collaborative documentation online. For example, one of the best resources on the net right now is the Wikipedia, which is a fantastic complete user-written encyclopedia. Amazing.
Anyhow, I’m drafting my astronomy book in this newly installed Wiki. As soon as I craft a good measure of what I’m thinking of as “the introduction”, I’ll post a link and you can review it. I may even open the Wiki and let you edit it live, online!
