The great part about starting out small, simple, and a little cheesy is that it can only get better from there. Using that logic, my friends and I have launched a wiki called Miiu (pronounced me-you). Miiu is a visual wiki. Essentially, a catalogue of things (products, tools, etc.) and places (homes, businesses, gov't buildings, etc.).

The Resilient Community Wiki

To start off, our goal is to do what lots of people have asked me to create: a wiki that catalogues everything related to resilient communities. We'd like to create a visual catelogue of the things (from DIY solar stills to an inventory of homes, farms, businesses in your community) that will be useful in the development of resilient communities.

You're all invited to add to it.

The easiest way to add to it is to keep it simple. Pick and item or place. Post a picture of it and add some keywords to describe it. However, you are welcome to add more. All it takes is a little familiarity with the wiki formatting.

For example. Click the edit tab on any page. To add a page, type in a word and enclose it in [[new page name]]. That's the new page's name. Save the change and click on the link you just made. Voila, a new page.

Here's an example page for place: Pittsburgh Filmmakers

I'll be on it nearly every day, so don't hesitate to ping me if you have a question. Also, if you have an original picture of a place or thing that you would like included in the RC wiki, but you don't want to post it.. Send it to me. I'll make the page.

PS: I've added an editable list of hackerspaces globally to the wiki. Hackerspaces are a good way to add resilience to a community (so are tool libraries).

NOTE: We're also in the process of adding ways to generate income for everyone that makes a meaningful contribution to the wiki. Still working on implementing it, but if it works, it won't only be a needed service but a way for people to generate the income required to make it happen.