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Name of Wiki
Company
Location
If it is an external wiki, what is its URL?
Purpose
General Category
How would you categorize it (e.g., reference, team, project, product development, research, etc.)?


Details

Is it installed on your company's server or hosted externally (e.g., by a wiki farm)?
If installed on your server, what's the wiki engine or wiki software (e.g., Twiki, Mediawiki, Socialtext, Confluence)?
If it's hosted externally, from what wiki farm or wiki service (e.g., Wetpaint, Wikispaces, PBWiki)?
Is it an internal or external wiki?
Who can access the wiki content?
  • Open read and write access
  • Open read access / limited write access
  • Open read and write access to a team/group/community but limited access to others
  • Varies by page: open read access to some content but read and write access restricted to a team/group/community

    • Are anonymous edits (e.g., content additions or revisions) or posts (e.g., discussion threads) permitted on your wiki?
    How old is it?
    • Newborn (less than 3 months old)
    • Infant (3 months - <2 years old)
    • Toddler (2-3 years old)
    • Youngster (4-7 years old)
    • Pre-teen (8-12 years old)
    • Teen (13+ years old)
    How large is the organizing team (e.g., working alone, small team, large team, company-wide)?
    How large is the site?
    • tiny (<10 pages)
    • very small (11-25 pages)
    • small (26-100 pages)
    • medium (101-500 pages)
    • large (501-1,000 pages)
    • very large (1,001-5,000 pages)
    • huge (5,001-10,000) pages
    • enormous (10,001-25,000 pages)
    • gigantic (>25,000 pages)
    If hosted externally, is it on fee-based or free host?
    If hosted externally, are ads posted on your site? (If so, by you or by the host?)







    Your Thoughts

    What has been the biggest challenge in organizing and managing your wiki?
    What do you think are the benefits in using wikis (e.g., making your work easier, helping your organization, improving your reputation)?
    Can you give any specific examples of how your wiki might have demonstrated value (e.g., time savings, cost savings, building connections) to its community?
    What are the success factors for wikis in organizations?
    What advice can you give to an individual or team who is considering the creation of a wiki?
    What advice can you give in organizing the wiki?
    What advice can you give in managing the content on the wiki?
    What advice can you give on promoting the wiki and obtaining visitors from the intended audience?
    What actions do you suggest to increase the sustainability or value of your wiki?
    Does your company have a policy on wiki use?






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