Wiki communities by type

Below can be categorized existing wiki sites which offer free content through an open, public license.

Knowiks - Wiki sites dealing with collecting knowledge (rather than creating new knowledge).

• Wikipedia!
• Wiktionary

Howiks - Wiki sites explaining how to do something

Dreamwiks - Wiki sites dedicated to collaboratively expressing specific ideal visions in various domains (e.g., "the "perfect" organizer software would have X features...")

Ventwiks - Wiki sites dedicated to collaboratively building ideas for inventions (e.g., improving on existing software, etc.)

Fikwiks - Wiki sites dedicated to collaboratively building fiction.

Lyrwiks - Wiki sites dedicated to collaboratively creating lyrics to poetry or songs.

Other types of wiki pages are most likely included within sites rather than having their own site:

• Planwiks - Wiki sites dedicated to collaboratively building plans in any domain
• Feedback Wikis