Adventures with Dr. Lady Cutie Troublemaker

Life is in flux BIG TIME these days. I want to keep in touch with all of my peeps. The Internet is this beautiful thing. I can move to a brand new city and still stay in easy, near-daily contact with the people I love. When I feel connected to the people in my life that matter, I am unstoppable!

Poor Renee

By Abby at 9:55 pm on Monday, July 11, 2005

Poor Renee asks, "What the hell is a wiki, and why should I click on your peanut butter sandwich?!" Well, that was roughly what she said. Here’s my answer (I’m copying it out of the comments section):

Haha! You’re cracking me up, Renee. I don’t meant to cause you a headache. A wiki is something that is easily edited. It’s a great way to collect information from a lot of people, or just to keep info online for yourself. Other people can’t fuck it up, because it is private, and you have to have a password to make changes. Some Wikis, most notably Wikipedia, are public, so people can join and make changes. This is a great way to get lots of people in on the editing of a complex story or issue. The best example I can think of is this one I saw recently. In just over four days, there have been over 500 edits! With so many people in getting the story right, you end up with a wealth of information pretty quickly, which is handy as hell.

Here are a few more examples of Wikis online: 

Now you know whether or not clicking on my Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich is for you or not. I’m guessing not, but you know, if you wanna surprise me, here’s another opportunity:

If you think Wikis are stupid, you should check out the parody Wickerpedia.

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Comment by Renee

July 12, 2005 @ 12:24 pm

Oh goody! I feel so famous! And quasi-enlightened.

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Comment by Abby

July 12, 2005 @ 4:55 pm

Hooray! Learning is fun!

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