What is a Wiki?

Wiki provides a way for you to share your knowledge about a topic. Wikis are written and edited by groups of people. When you contribute to a Wiki you join a community of other people knowledgeable in the topic. Unlike reviews where each person's opinion appears separately, a Wiki is a single file that is edited by many people.

You can create Wikis about a many different things on Amazon. For example, you might create a Wiki to describe a particular opera recording. Within that Wiki you could create links to Wiki entries defining words such as "soprano" and "coloratura". (See instructions that follow.)

You can view how a particular Wiki entry has changed over time, to see who has contributed what and when, and you can subscribe to be notified by email of any future updates to Wikis you are interested in.

What Should You Put In A Wiki?

Think of a Wiki as an encyclopedia entry that everyone who comes to the page will read. You should put in relevant factual information that you believe will be of value to others who visit the page. A Wiki is not the place to express your opinion; that's what Customer Reviews and Customer Discussions are for. As always, please treat the Amazon community with respect by not writing inappropriate or off-topic comments.

Creating New Wiki Definitions

To create a new Wiki definition, such as for the word "coloratura", simply type the phrase into the Wiki, select the phrase, and click on the button on the editor toolbar. This will create a new page for that phrase, and clicking on the phrase will link to that page. (If there is already a page for that phrase, it will just create a link to that page.) After you have saved the Wiki, click on the linked phrase. That will take you to the page about the phrase. You can then enter or edit the Wiki about that phrase.