Wikis

I like the idea of the wiki for many reasons, but I am not sure about it as a reliable source of information. Here is an example of what I mean:
http://spring.newsvine.com/_news/2006/08/01/307864-stephen-colbert-causes-chaos-on-wikipedia-gets-blocked-from-site

A harmless prank that demonstrates the vulnerability of information on wikis. This was an extremely public event, and was caught and corrected very quickly. What about the ones that aren't so public?

Having said that, though, I love the idea for many other applications. I saw a couple of examples in the suggested wikis - specifically the book review wiki and the library conferences. What a great way to organize an event! I found another cool tutorial on wikis that also used an event as an example, but it was a much simpler one - a group of friends organizing a camping trip. I have added the link to my list on the side.

I can certainly see many, many exciting uses for wikis, but I don't think I would rely on one if I was doing a research paper.