The Web will likely offer more relevant and credible wiki-technology in the coming years. The Encyclopedia of Earth is one example of a wiki written by entirely scholars, professionals and experts and made available for free on the Web:

"The Encyclopedia of Earth (EoE) seeks to become the world's largest and most authoritative electronic source of information about the environments of Earth and their interactions with society. It is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work with oversight from an International Advisory Board. The articles are written in non-technical language and are available for free, with no commercial advertising to students, educators, scholars, professionals, decision makers, as well as to the general public. The scope of the Encyclopedia of Earth is the environment of the Earth broadly defined, with particular emphasis on the interaction between society and the natural spheres of the Earth. It will be built on the integrated knowledge from economists to philosophers to span all aspects of the environment."

[reviewed by D-Lib Magazine, July 2007. Follow this link to read the entire review ]