I recently introduced a Wiki at Oxygen, and it’s been a quite useful tool for my team. I’m convinced of wikis’ utility as “collaborative grease.” The wikipedia model of large scale use baffles me somewhat, but it does seem to function. A new experiment started on Thursday when LA Times Chief Michael Kinsley introduced the paper’s first wikitorial”:

The “Wikis,” which were first announced in a reader’s note last weekend as part of a major shakeup in the Times editorial page approach, are based on the popular Web Wikipedia – an online approach that allows users to edit entries and contribute views and facts on any subject.

It seems they had a bit of trouble, but also some very creative participation. Interesting experiment and a nice angle to the “we know best” attitude of the unsigned editorial column! via Romanesko

Update: Wiki is down. Too much goatse got ’em.