the end of the wiki

How could we/can we end it?

I also thought the wiki has been going pretty well. I started out very hesitant in the beginning, and I felt like the wiki was going all over the place. I didn't imagine it would turn out as well as it has, and I'm pretty impressed by everyone's work too.

I also agree with you that although the story isn't groundbreaking at all, it's definitely been a good learning tool for all of us, well, especially for the majority of us who've never worked on this type of collaborative project. It really is essential that everyone participates in this kind of work because otherwise, it's very difficult to further the story. As I'm finishing the writing of my own hypertext final project, I sometimes wish that it were a collaborative project because sometimes it gets stressful and tiring having to write out an entire text oneself.

As for the ending of our wiki, I've been thinking about that, and actually I think we could probably end with some type of closure between the characters, either with somebody moving away or a resolution/agreement between antagonistic parties. I think a lot of action has already occurred with Rob/Alice/Grant/Patty/Godfrey/etc. and we can--that is, if we wanted to--head towards a denouement.

Then again, we could just leave it open for editing because that's the point of a wiki, and we'd be respecting the form of the wiki and not stamping or forcing linearity--and with that linearity, an ending--to it. Plus, real life doesn't have the same type of closure that traditional books are supposed to have, so if we saw the wiki as such, then we could/should definitely leave it open, just like in life.

Perhaps, as we are finding or not finding an ending for the wiki, people could start talking more about the wiki on the blog, since it's easier to see posts and entries on here, and it's not as hidden as it is on the wiki?

First, off, yes to lulu on posting about the wiki on the blog instead of the discussion site (since that site has seemed pretty dead for a long time now). As for finding resolution, I am torn. While I agree that the whole point of the wiki is to let it organically grow. Perhaps, we can give it another week and see what we come up with. I personally don't think that we need to tie up all the loose ends neatly yet I think it could use some sort of semi-resolution. Anyway, we'll see how it goes...

I, too, have wondered what will happen with the end of the wiki. I've had urges to put something along the lines of "Then, suddenly, the internet came back on. And, in the minds of the students, all was right in the world again." Though now when I think about it, Lulu's idea of somehow bringing some closure would be good. Or even just mentioning some of the main characters from the side-stories on the main page would work well. I know it will be hard to bring full closure, since there are many side-stories, and I personally feel weird "ending" a side-story that I haven't written much of before. I guess if some people just go for it and others can edit, that will work. Or we can post more ideas on the blog.

It's so weird that the wiki will come to an end...though maybe it doesn't have to, since we don't have to end our participation in it when the class does.