I just heard about this new wiki and had to check it out. The first thing that struck me was the number of ads — 3 on every page: one big house ad* below every entry; a vendor ad along the left, and another distracting animated house ad* along the top. The second thing that caught my attention was the lack of any stated policy about the licensing of the content people contribute. As far as I can tell Questex Media Group will own anything you write on this wiki. Both the ads and the information rights are in stark contrast to what you’ll find on Wikipedia. And finally, why does the geo industry need a separate wiki? I’ve been perfectly happy without one. If Questex can’t address these issues, this wiki is dead on arrival.

* Note for those not in the publishing business. A house ad is an advertisement for the organization providing the content. For example, when a TV network shows an ad for an upcoming show on its own network, that’s a house ad.