So, I saw this post on technocrat about “A Million Penguins” which is a self-proclaimed “Wikinovel.” So, my first thought was that its a curiosity. The text seems a bit stilted, simple, disjointed. I’m not sure. I haven’t read the whole thing.
But, being familiar with the MediaWiki software, I decided to check out the Special:RecentChanges page, which shows all recent edits in reverse chronological order. Wow. Its awesome. Clicking on each diff and seeing people fix spelling mistakes, capitalization, subtle small changes to dialogue. Its all there. Its live and updating right now. Its sort of a bizarry voyeuristic look into collaborative novel writing. I’m totally fascinated.
Check it out.