Wikis were created to promote collaborative authoring. They are deliberately simple and open in an effort to gain as much input from the community as possible.

Wiki background includes:

• The original wiki created by Ward Cunningham
• MeatballWiki–an offshoot created to discuss the benefits & potential of wikis
• Wikipedia–an example of community embracing the wiki concept
• WikiIndex and Wikitravel.org–other active wikis
• The WikiWay–a code of conduct for participating in the wiki world.