Wiki=BFF FOR LIFE

I love Wikis. I really do. I've said it many times to people, but Wikis have probably saved me on numerous occasions. Sure, i know they're not always the most reliable sources ('sup vandalism?), but if you're in need of quick information that probably wouldn't be found in a textbook, they're pretty damn useful.

For a roleplaying (yes, roleplay. I embrace my geekiness) group I'm in, we started our own Wiki. Sure, it's just for a group of 40some people, but we have fun with it--especially when it comes to vandalising editing pages (see here), but it can come in handy when you're not sure what a character's like... so long as people keep pages updated. I have to admit, i have a lot of catching up to do with my OWN characters, which I plan on doing.

See, there was this roleplay for, gasp, Harry Potter started in summer 2005. It started out as a small little thing that nobody would really imagined would grow into this massive thing wih over 30 players with an average of four or five characters per person. Now, this adds up to a lot of history and facts. Newbies were often lost and confused by the massiveness of it all.

Thus? The NP Wiki was born. A massive site where people could put up pages about their characters, groups within the school, etc. It was quick, easy to access, and once the basics were learned, easy to use. Everyone would have their own pages that they were able to put up about their characters. My most up-to-date and complete pages there are and this, though I'm working on filling out the others.

As of this moment, one has yet to be started, one needs a major update, one needs tons more info... and, well, whatever else is needed for this insanity.

Working on these is surprisingly easy. As long as you have an account and can read, you can do whatever you please. Though... we have a tracking page for recent changes, so if anything too horrible is done, it's simple to trace it back to the culprit.

Wikis, i have discovered, are good for quick information-- but to use them for major, fact-based school assignments? Not the best idea.