Bogleheads® Wiki 2009 annual report

"In a departure from the wiki's policy of neutrality, this content presents the personal viewpoint of User:Barry Barnitz."

May 21, 2009 marks the first anniversary of the public launch of The Bogleheads Wiki. The anniversary gives us a chance to pause and take stock of where we stand at present; to reflect on the past year; and look forward to what may come in the future. The future is a nebulous concept with a wiki, since a wiki's direction is determined by the combined efforts of its contributors. It is truly a bottom up enterprise.

Our Wiki statistics page provides us with the following numerical snapshot of the first year of our wiki experiment:

The early days
The happenstance which led to the creation of The Bogleheads Wiki was casual, nondescript, and unintended. A simple forum post on money market funds triggered interest among a handful of forum members in experimenting with a wiki [see Bogleheads Wiki History and this report's Appendix for details].

Wikifying the Reference Library