Wikis

Ah, wikis... I've been reading and hearing about them for so long now that I had almost forgotten the fundamental selling-point of one--the ability to edit and save. I thought, "Like, I can do that too?" Yeah, YOU! So, on this 28th day of the merry month of May of the year 2008, I have, for the first time in my life, indulged in the enthralling experience of editing a wiki--and saving too!

I visited the space planning page in the Public Services Wiki and, after reading the comments, began to sense the faint tinge of a small opinion forming in the lower recesses of my neural cavity. This opinion grew and grew and started to march it's way to the forefront of my consciousness. Once it had occupied such a central spot in my mind that it threatened to completely obstruct the flow of thought-traffic, it faced me right in the back of the eyes and demanded that I hear what it had to say and that it be expressed for all to know. It insisted upon being propagated in the minds of all those to whom it might concern. So, being the pushover that I am, I gave in to its demands and took advantage of the fortuitous features of the wiki. I promptly delivered this crabby, cantankerous opinion right into the wiki edit form and, after making sure its diaper was changed and its hair neatly combed, I moved to click the "save" button... when I suddenly felt a swarm of butterflies swirling around in my stomach. My heart palpitated, my head went numb, my palms began to sweat.... What was this? Something in me was resisting, even dreading the exposure I might gain from revealing my opinion. But, the opinion screamed back and threatened to give me a sharp jab in the parietal lobe. Immediately seized with a greater fear of disobeying its surly command, I mechanically reached down and clicked SAVE. A flood of relief washed over me. What a joy to be rid of that obstreperous opinion! And thank god for wikis, without which it would still be uncomforably lodged in my poor head, battering the place to smitherines!