[Web4lib] wikis in libraries

[Dan Lester]

Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 6:11:18 AM, you wrote:

DB> So are wikis (apart from Wikipedia) ever going to grow beyond the 
DB> toddler stage?  When can we finally start to discuss how to 
DB> achieve efficient group communication?  Or will we for ever be 
DB> held hostage by newcomers who are stumbling on their own feet?

It doesn't have anything to do with growing beyond toddler stage OR
tech snobbery.  It is basic human behavior in all environments. How
many members of this list ever post?  A small percentage.  The same is
true for students raising their hand in class, people who contribute
to a face to face meeting, and any other group environment.

Even if everyone who contributed to a meeting was given a beer, a
piece of chocolate, or something else, the majority still wouldn't do
so.

dan

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