I just saw a comment that stated that community wiki is dead:
What does that mean?
The OP was just stating that if you do not want to seem like you are "farming" rep, mark the post as community wiki.
So what does that mean that it is "dead"?
I just saw a comment that stated that community wiki is dead:
What does that mean?
The OP was just stating that if you do not want to seem like you are "farming" rep, mark the post as community wiki.
So what does that mean that it is "dead"?
From The Future of Community Wiki
Community Wiki is dead. Long live Community Wiki!
Most of the time, you should be asking yourself “How can I improve this post so that community wiki isn’t needed?” Community wiki is like a cheese knife: it is a specialized tool to be used sparingly.
Community wiki is for that rare gem of a post that needs true community collaboration. That’s when community wiki shines. If your site is teeming with community wiki posts — particularly in questions — you should consider the above points carefully.
It means that it is no longer an option when asking a question. The checkbox is not there anymore and you can't create a CW question.
It is not quite the case that it is dead, as you can flag a question to moderators to make it CW and answers still have the checkbox.
What is the case, is that its use has fallen drastically. Virtually no posts are CW anymore.