Hi, my name is Ariah Fine, I'm a resident in Minneapolis, MN who has begun a wiki project for my community, North Minneapolis, a large, and largely under-served, section of Minneapolis. I hope to see the wiki, http://insidenorthside.org, grow to the prominence and value that your wiki has, which is why I contacted you. If you'd be willing to answer a few brief questions for me, via email (or a phone call), I'd greatly appreciate your help. Thank you in advance for your time.

  1. How did your wiki start? (was there individuals or organizations involved?)
  2. How did you encourage people to get over the intimidation of editing web content and contribute?
  3. What 2 or 3 things did you do wrong that you would like to encourage others to avoid?
  4. What 2 or 3 things did you do right that helped your wiki succeed?
  5. Any other tips or advice?

Thanks so much for taking a few minutes to answer those questions and being a part of the collaborative nature of wikis!

Sincerely, Ariah Fine InsideNorthside Admin