Why do people want their favorite topic published on Wikipedia rather than on their own page? Because they want the additional authority which comes from being on Wikipedia. But this authority comes from quality control.
I actually find wikipedia's aggregation and summarization of information just as, if not more, valuable than the authority angle.
There actually are some quite interesting domain localized wikis around, on top of the random wiki for a game or fan wiki (or encyclopedia dramatica or conservapedia for that matter)
I actually find wikipedia's aggregation and summarization of information just as, if not more, valuable than the authority angle.
There actually are some quite interesting domain localized wikis around, on top of the random wiki for a game or fan wiki (or encyclopedia dramatica or conservapedia for that matter)
http://www.wikia.com/Wikia
http://www.wikispaces.com/