Gerhard Fiedler wrote: >> I don't think a wiki is the solution, simply because all links are added >> manually ! > > I kind of agree. For a wiki, you have to structure your thoughts, and then > put it into the form of a wiki. Almost nobody writes in wiki format, so > that's a translation process that probably almost nobody will make after > the original document has been written. And if no document has been > written, it's probably even less likely that someone sits down and puts > his > or her thoughts into written form just to put it in a wiki. I often have ideas which I would like to committ to paper, so I write them on scratch pads, in my planner, etc. For project ideas, there's a word doc in every project's folder, where the ideas are put into. Once an idea has been implemented, it is erased from the doc. There is always some cost associated with writing some idea down for future use. If the perceived cost exceeds the perceived future benefit to the person whose head the idea resides in, in most likelihood the idea will remain uncommitted. Then there's also the cost associated with retrieving the idea later (trying to remember exactly _where_ in the planner I jotted it down). And unless the idea is in a readily shareable form, other people don't benefit from it. I don't know for sure, but I have a feeling that a Wiki has the potential of reducing the cost for both storage and retrieval of ideas, thus increasing the future benefit. We'll see. :) Best regards, Vitaliy -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist