Wikis Future

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

-Buddah

Wiki's past to present

 * For a while, Wikis were thought of as unreliable
 * Anyone could edit anything without a user name.
 * There were "Wiki Wars"
 * Internet users and Wiki users were lead to believe that Wikis were going to fade out.
 * There was no future for Wikis.
 * But that is until the organization fixed the issue
 * Originally Wikis were meant for students who needed information fast. The way they can have their late night cram session and not have to completely freak out.
 * Sadly, because of all the inaccurate editing and changes to different pages, students stopped using Wikis all together.
 * But now, that has all slowed down quickly
 * You must have a username and get certain permission to change information
 * This did upset users and some of their "loyal" followers disappeared, however not only did Wiki loose support they also gained much more.
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Where is the future headed?

 * Wiki organizations are really pushing for students to trust them for information again.
 * They feel that slowly they will gain audiences trust again.
 * However, the future of the Wiki is kind of rough.
 * Some sites you have to pay for if you would like to create a page.
 * There are predictions of Wikis becoming the next Facebook, but wont be able to compete.
 * Internet users will not want to pay for something that was once free.