Why do non-techies simply not "get" the idea of a wiki?
sam_in_nyc: Because editing wikis is an excruciating experience.  Just look at the edit page... it's a textarea with strange icons above it, and the most fucked up formatting you've ever seen.I'm technically inclined but I shutter at the idea of having to write anything in a Wiki, because the syntax is so unintuitive and annoying.  I seem to recall adding line breaks, and it NOT showing line breaks on the preview.  It was one of the use user experiences I've ever had:  some fucktard decided that hitting "enter" wasn't enough to add a "<br>" to the content, so I have to go and dig through documentation to find out how to do it.  Pisses me off thinking about it.