Wikis, Still cool, or 2008? Options

[Emperor]

Does anyone still care about wikis?

Everyone knows if they want their stuff to appear on the internet it's only a button-push away.

So why bother with wiki technology which is like 10 years old and involves so much hassle like code and arguing with nerds and pretending to know stuff?

Are any public wikis besides Wikipedia actually thriving?

All I see these days is wikis dying, getting absorbed into that craphole Wikia, or stagnating like Citizendium, Conservapedia, etc.

[The Joy]

The Homestar Runner Wiki is one of the best. The cartoon site has been on hiatus, so there is some stagnation with the wiki.

http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page

You really have to dig around to find the exceptionally good specialist wikis. The wiki's topic has to be broad enough for there to be continuous growth and a community with common goals and mutual respect. What hurts some of these wikis is the lack of money to keep them up. You need regular fund-raisers or wealthy patrons.

I have some Wikia sites bookmarked, though there is much to be desired. The best Wikia sites, like Wookieepedia, were stand-alone wikis before being brought into the Wikia fold.