On 20 December 2010 22:46, Fred Bauder fredbaud@fairpoint.net wrote:
The network effects are massive. Simply wanting doing something better doesn't work. What does work is Wikia wikis such as Lostpedia that will draw a small crowd.
Yeah. The small, specialist approach is clearly something that can produce tiny but sustainable communities and actually useful wikis. Finding a Wikia on a particular fictional work is generally a joy if you want a level of nerdy detail beyond what even Wikipedians can sustain. (With some exceptions.)
- d.