Adam: I made a Wiki at work today!

Me: Who’s going to read it?

Adam [deflated]: Only me and a couple other guys.

Me: Can anyone make a comment on it?

Adam [getting frustrated]: Wiki’s aren’t about the comments; they’re about the communal sharing of knowledge.

Me: Sure, within a social constructivist perspective. With Wiki’s, don’t you learn only what others have deemed it pertinent to know about a particular subject? What personal development is made? What higher cognitive state can be attained from that? How can it help your craft?

Adam [getting even more frustrated]: You’re thinking about your bloggingworkshopthingy aren’t you?

Me: Kinda. I like razzing you even more.

Adam: My Wiki really is awesome, you know.

Me: I’m sure it’s the best Wiki in the world.

Adam: Now you’re just being patronising.

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity