Wiki Whaki Wiki

Just finished reading and exploring different Wikis. I think that a Wiki would be very useful--for short term projects--especially where the participants are geographically unable to get together. It is a wonderful tool for editing a list or composing and updating a document. I noticed that on many of the pages on the Wikis we were pointed to, that the updating hadn't been done in ages, or that the pages linked to were no longer available. One of the downsides to any web page, not just ones on Wikis. Like many things, as interest wanes, or the participants move on, the pages just become outdated pages. And like the ALA example, there is so much to read, you could spend hours clicking around--so is that a good use of time? I thought the tips given to conference goers about what to do in the city would have been very useful but only for the short time before the conference.