Federated Wiki sites cluster around people who share tacit knowledge and speak the same language.
What kinds of people will ultimately collaborate in neighborhoods based on partially shared vocabularies and sometimes aligned interests? - Near neighbors who have a stake in the look and feel of their neighborhood. - Neighbors who feel they have something to offer. - Neighbors who feel that they have something to learn. - Optimistic neighbors.. - Action oriented neighbors
Explain how each neighbor may create pages which may be read and used by others. - Is it relevant to neighbors? - Is it clear, concise, and understandable to neighbors? - Is it inspiring to neighbors? - Is it related to others stated concerns? - Is your language "neighborhood language" or specialist, expert language?
Explain how copying and then modifying a neighbor's pages advances one's work without distraction from that already done. - No neighbor's writing can erased or edited or annotated by someone else. - Any neighbor can "borrow" another's page and use it, knowing that the originator can see the subsequent work. - The changed page may be "borrowed".
Explain how FedWiki related success in the neighborhood will encourage participation and more success by other contributors. - It takes courage to be open, particularly with neighbors, because their opinions make a difference. - Courageous sharing, done respectfully, creates opening for others to participate. - The diversity of experience and capabilities may lead to better results than one can accomplish alone.