A Class Act

Most of the action leading up to the social media unconference for PR practitioners–Talk Is Cheap–is taking place on the event’s wiki. People are signing up to take part; others are volunteering to run sessions–all online. To make that possible, the site is wide open for editing.

The exercise is much like walking on hot coals. Not so much because wiki is Hawaiian for quick (a good strategy when confronting said coals), but because a wiki requires treading carefully. Although we’re regularly backing up the site’s content, it’s somewhat unsettling to realize someone could inadvertantly blitz everyone else’s work. Blogger Martin Waxman talks about that very problem as part of his attempt to register for Talk Is Cheap.

Are you using a wiki to make collaboration possible for students, employees, or external audiences? I’d certainly be interested in hearing about any best practices you’re using to ensure your soles avoid that burning sensation.