Wikis have great potential for encouraging participation in the creation of something, but as the wiki module says, this technology-enabled process of participatory creation 'radically changes the meaning of 'authorship', 'ownership' and even 'plagiarism'.' Think about it. Everyone can make a contribution; you don't have to be an 'expert'.
I have heard the phrase 'radical trust' used in relation to wikis. The more recent addition of restrictions, and allowing pages to be 'locked-down' defeats the original purpose of the wiki.
Like wikipedia, readers need to be able to edit every part of the document at hand in order to retain the spirit of the wiki. As all changes are tracked anyway, if changes are made that are not appropriate, or if documents are deleted, earlier manifestations can be easily reinstated.
However, restricting the open-ness of a wiki has a purpose. The creation of a document can be limited to a specific working group that has responsibility for implementing recommendations or procedures, etc. Provided that everyone in the group actively contributes to the creation of the document, procedures, standards, etc. it may mean that the group's commitment to the final document is strengthened through this exercise in cooperative creation.
I have added a few things to the 21 lunges wiki, and looked with great interest at the changes made by others.
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Good use of the 21 lunges wiki.
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