What's this WikiYourFriends.com thing?

i noticed it too. it's just a regular wiki - which is an 'editable by anyone' website

think "WIKIpedia.com" it's online reference anyone can edit those entries or add to them. Or ad new I believe.

Thanks Onyxelle.

I still don't see the point of it though. Why would you want anyone to be able to edit anyone else's profiles? The only difference between that and A2K as it is is that it's a forum that allows everyone to edit everyone else's profiles and posts?

I'm confused about what that would be useful for.

I don't see the usefulness of it in this arena either.

However, it's very useful for planning purposes if you're planning something and maybe you and the others involved are not nearby enough or have time enough to get together for planning sessions.

You can create them where only certain individuals can edit them.

That is exactly what needs to be explained. I do not see the point of establishing a wiki of people you are friends with. Of course it would be fun to mess up their posts and profiles, but the novelty would soon wear off.

It's a Craven Creation.

He introduced it to us HERE the other day.

It appears that area is only for the high rollers around here, Squinney.

Here's what I get when I try that link.

i think it's a link in the paid subscribers forum kicky. new site changes and stuff go on in there.

Didn't realize that was even around any more.

(And lots of demented stuff goes on in there too that we try to protect the innocent from seeing.)

Like what? Dish, sister! Who else is in there with you? Is Gus in there? Is Montana!? Are you all doing sex stuff in there!? I think I hear midgets running around in there...is it some kind of perverted swinger party you're all having in there!? Come on, what gives!? What's going on in there?!

Well, yeah, a lot of what you mentioned.

Other than that I can only say...

At one time there were a lot more water softner guys around here. We found 'em handy for one of the monthly... ahem, "rituals".

Ha! That got a real snort-laugh outta me, Squinney...You're a treasure!

You of all people should get it, you get to make fun of them and if they have a somewhat unique name the page will be high on search results for their name.



It's not really anything like A2K, it's a wiki not a forum and it's not related to A2K in any way except that I'm using A2K to launch it.



It's not meant to be useful. Though it can be (in the same way any social network can be but usually isn't). I made the site because I could do so in an hour and because I think it would be interesting to see what happens.

For example, I told one person about it and within days it had over 100 profiles. People started telling their friends and family and then they started making pages.

Now search engines are picking it up and most of the profiles show up at the top of the search results for that name. A couple people I know who hate this idea are reluctantly participating, because they care what is said about them.

So the point, for me, is that I think this is a site I can spend 1 hour of work on and it has potential to take on a life of its own and I want to see what happens.



You're clearly not as immature as I am. Calling your friends gay never grows old!

But seriously, there could be useful things to do with it as well. I originally had this idea a few years ago when I wanted to make a way to organize a diverse group of individuals around the world who had lost contact with each other.

I wanted to build us a social network to get us connected again, and realized that it would not work as a traditional social network because that relies on the individuals doing it all themselves. An open wiki is a way for us to collaborate on this information without such restrictions.

And there are hundreds of other scenarios where it can be useful, for example if you'd like to build out your genealogy together with others it's a collaborative platform that would support that well. Another example is how it can serve as a means to put people back in contact with each other.

For example, my page on that site shows up as the first result in Google for my name (as do most other pages on the site for the respective names). Let's say someone who lost contact with me happens to google my name. They would be able to get back in contact with me because of the site.

But I'm serious when I said I didn't make the site to be useful, I made it to see what happens. It's not meant to be related to A2K in any way and I only linked it here to help kick-start it. I want it to spread to a couple of other circles of friends so it can start snowballing. Once I can get some more people adding to and editing the wiki it's going to gather momentum of its own.

Thanks for the explanation, Craven. I had not realized the social networking possibilities.

Hear, Hear!

Now go forth and multiply...

Yeah, go make some pages. I'll make sure to write some better explanations on the site when I get a chance (it also needs design work etc).

I do not care what anyone says... WikiYourFriends is fun.
I made one page of my friend and sent it to his Girlfriend, Now all of us have pages and not one of us likes what it says about us. I am sure the Novelty will wear off of making fun of each other but it is Keeping my days at work busy...

It is fun. dlowan wrote one of the funniest things I've ever read there.

Uh-Oh. Gotta go check that out....