Releasing the Work to the Masses

[kevin_standlee]

Having written this article about the WSFS Mark Protection Committee, I decided there was too much material there to not get more use of it, and I adapted it into this entry on the Conrunner Wiki, an online resource that has the prospect -- if more people get involved -- of being a really fantastic resource for convention-running information.

Although the disadvantage of wiki-based systems is that anyone can edit them and thus introduce inaccurate information, this is also an advantage, in that I can update WSFS information (say, the membership of the MPC) without having to wait for the one person with the keys to the web site to have the time to do it.

Comments

[dinogrl.livejournal.com]

Your entry reminded me of this:

http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/982.html

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Ah, well, there is that; however, Conrunner doesn't even pretend to the "we're an encyclopedia and have to be neutral on everything" attitude at Wikipedia. The only way it's likely to work (and replace the print version of the Worldcon Runners Guide) is if the primary sources provide material directly.

Someday I'll get another burst of energy and fill in the other WSFS related articles.