A wiki you never update
Wikis fail in a specific way: nobody wants to delete a page someone else might need, so stale answers accumulate next to current ones with equal authority. The hard problem is not writing pages, it is retiring them.
What matters here
- Good for stable reference material
- Searchable when it is maintained
- Decays without an owner
- Stale pages look current
- Deleting feels politically expensive
Where a wiki is right
Processes that change rarely, onboarding material, and anything with a named owner. In those cases a wiki is the correct tool and nothing else comes close.
Where it rots
Fast moving projects. A page describing how the deploy works is wrong within two releases, and the wrongness is invisible until someone follows it.
Keeping it honest
An owner and a review date on every page, and a habit of deleting pages nobody references. A small accurate wiki is more valuable than a large uncertain one.
Frequently asked questions
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Disclaimer
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