Paper presented at WikiSym 2008, showing what factors are likely to boost or hinder the growth of a wiki-based community. Full paper available at http://nitens.org/docs/wikidyn.pdf and in the forthcoming WikiSym 2008 proceedings.

1. Viable wikis Wiki dynamics Growth enhancers and regulators Research directions and conclusions
Measuring Wiki Viability
An empirical assessment of the social dynamics
of a large sample of wikis
Camille Roth◦ , Dario Taraborelli*, Nigel Gilbert*
◦ Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique, Paris
* Centre for Research in Social Simulation, University of Surrey
WikiSym 2008
Porto, September 10, 2008
Measuring Wiki Viability C. Roth, D. Taraborelli, N. Gilbert