Contributing FAQ:Why should I contribute to a wiki

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This is an essay; it contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more Diyinfo contributors. It is NOT a Diyinfo policy or guideline, and editors are not obliged to follow it.

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There are many good reasons to be involved in Diyinfo:

1. It is a self-governing mechanism that creates positive externalities
2. It's fun.
3. It's educational.
4. It's social.
5. You are part of an exciting development making use of the open source idea.
6. You can correct other people on the spot without asking their permission!
7. It's dynamic.
8. It's interesting to share your knowledge with other people, particularly knowing that others can instantly edit or react to what you've written.
9. To contribute is to gain.
10. Did we mention, it's fun?
11. Ultimately it's yours.
12. Most likely your kids will use it.
13. Most likely their kids will use it. (You get the point. It's like you own a 1,000 volume encyclopedia at instant access.)
14. It gives you something to do.
15. It helps others.
16. It's not boring.
17. Learning to write in a neutral point of view is a useful intellectual exercise, since it requires cultivating humility and respect for the views of others.
18. Diyinfo is a remarkable phenomenon of social organization; learning how things work here provides valuable lessons for many other kinds of organizations.
19. Wiki's are becoming more numerous; sooner or later your business or organization may be using one. Diyinfo is one of the best wikis on which to learn wiki editing, because of the extensive help articles.