A green collaboration of one - for now
I just blogged on the Appropedia blog, about a notable sustainability site run by Peter Campbell from Melbourne - Green wiki #3: Greenlivingpedia.
One interesting thing about Greenlivingpedia is that a wiki is a collaborative platform, but here it's almost all the work of one person. And this one person has created the 5th most active green wiki on the web that I could find - more active than Wikia's green wiki, for example. One person can use a wiki very effectively to create a useful resource, if they're knowledgeable and committed.
Now, Peter could have used some other platform that doesn't allow editing, but a wiki gives some key advantages:
One interesting thing about Greenlivingpedia is that a wiki is a collaborative platform, but here it's almost all the work of one person. And this one person has created the 5th most active green wiki on the web that I could find - more active than Wikia's green wiki, for example. One person can use a wiki very effectively to create a useful resource, if they're knowledgeable and committed.
Now, Peter could have used some other platform that doesn't allow editing, but a wiki gives some key advantages:
- It's easy to edit, and all changes are recorded.
- Contributions are possible - okay, they haven't come in a flood, but others (including me) have contributed here and there.
- Conversations are tied to the topics. Forum sites may attract more activity, but I like the fact that the permanent resource page is the focus, rather than ever changing discussion topics.
- The next passionate contributor may turn up tomorrow - and start contributing immediately.