Disadvantages+of+WIKI

Since there was no place to list Disadvantages of WIKIS, I thought I would experiment with adding a new page. As I was reading through the comments in other sections, it struck me that pages could be really confusing if the author does not list his/her name with his/her comments. I was reading "Advanages of WIKI" and saw that three different people had made comments on the page; however, at first glance, it looks as though the text is all from one person. This could be a possible disadvantage, especially if you are tracking the involvement of your employees or group members. Without names on the posts, you would have to go into the History box to see what has been done rather than having it clear on the page itself. //Jennifer Renk//

Also, there seems as though there could be the possibility of printing issues. For instance, in the "Articles" section, the links extend past the white box so as not to break in the middle of the address. Good for hyperlinking, bad for trying to print. //Jennifer Renk//

__June 23, 2008 9:43 am__ Jennifer, I agree with you. A style sheet as one of the pages might help. And a semi-automatic time stamp to know the order of things. I guess it depends whether the page contains a discussion or a combination of facts and instructions. This gets murky of course: If I add a link to the best wiki in the world, is that an opinion that need attribution or a simple statement of truth? :) I suppose that the discussion area of each page allows for names and dates, but the format is confusing and it's harder to see all the discussions at once. I miss threaded discussions in Vista! //Rose Myers//

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's not completely thrilled with wikis. As a discussion forum, I think it could work, if procedures were established beforehand with group members - for instance, signing your name to your posts. But this isn't possible when you're editing or inserting - that has to be viewed in the history to see who did what. Wikis do have their advantages, for sure, but for some reason, this is one Web 2.0 tool that is taking me a little longer to get comfortable with than the rest. Gina Loprinzo