Prius Gen 3 Wiki - can we set up one?

(this is a repost with an appropriate title - I don't know how to change titles to posts I have made - it read Wiki for Prius 2011... it is wrong - I meant a Wiki for the Prius Gen 3 (2010 onwards...))

I would like to set up a Wiki for the Prius Gen 3 (2010).
There is a lot of information here in the forums, but it is spread among hundreds of threads and thousands of posts.
I personally find the search function not providing me the right results (I might be not that good in inserting the right search parameters).

A Wiki can receive contributions from everybody, I haven't found one yet on the internet, and it is a self-regulating document. It could be used on PC to redirect Newbies in search of answers to FAQ and offer insight and nitty-gritty details to the "pro" users.

Does anybody know how to set up a wiki? does anybody have any experience with Wikis? which tool/platform offers the easiest user interface for max cooperation from different Prius owners?
What do you think? any suggestions/ideas?

 

@macmaster05: a. is not really a long term solution - it works only because there are nice PC forum members, ready to answer - but if you put a new thread each time to ask always the same questions, as it has happened, then you might not get a reply or a link to another forum thread. What is the problem? the forum is "clogged" by several hundreds of threads talking all about the same thing with little variations, when it could all be elegantly handled in a single wiki entry where everybody can add details whenever necessary.
Not to mention that I have a hard time searching for things. Once I was looking for a post where a picture was showing the difference between the normal headlights and the LED ones - it took more than 20mins to find it. In the Wiki it would be simply under the section "headlights"...

 

OK - I have taken the plunge. I have started a Wiki on the Prius, here:
Prius Wiki

Main objective is to gather information from users of the Prius, all versions (1st generation up to the current one, and why not, the upcoming v/+ versions, etc.), in a centralised fashion. It is not meant to be a user's manual - people have one in their cars already. This wiki should be the place to look to for newbies asking questions (recurrently) about how things work, fuel consumption, how the HSD works, tire pressure, sounds, operating modes, etc.

With the wiki, it is all there and not spread among several thousand of threads and posts. There is so much valuable information here that it is a pity to have it distributed in a somewhat chaotic manner. I personally have a hard time finding information I have read maybe a few months back.

I ask all PC users that want to contribute to participate. As far as I can see from the setting, the wiki is currently open for editing from anybody. I have setup a structure, which obviously can change according to needs. The best thing about Wikia, from the founder of Wikipedia, if I understood correctly, is that the editing is very user friendly - no need of a programming master's...

I will add information in due time, for now an initial structure is there.

If it works out fine, it will grow and prosper, otherwise in a couple of months I will delete it (with the OK of the registered users that contribute, obviously!) and simply forget about it...

I am still not sure whether I will simply copy and paste (with reference to the post in PC!!!) information from here or not. One example - the excellent overview of Ken about the warm-up stages of the Gen 3. I will likely ask for permission, each time I will want to transfer/copy the information to the wiki.

The major doubt I have is whether wikis made on Wikia, can be backed up, or exported to be transferred to other wiki platforms or for backup purposes...
Hope to see contributions soon! and that this will not turn out to be a complete crap....

 

Prius Wiki now available on Wikia.com

I have started a Prius Wiki on Wikia.com.
Main objective is the gather in one location the information that is generated on this excellent forum to make it easier for Prius users to find more quickly the information they are looking for.
The Prius Wiki, not limited to the Gen 3 (older Prius versions' owners are welcome to contribute!), can be found here:

Prius Wiki

This Wiki is in no way a substitute of these Forums, rather it complements them. As information gets generated, discussed, confronted and finally agreed upon (whenever possible) on this forum, it can be added to the Wiki for easy retrieval.
The information should be referenced whenever possible/reasonable.

All are invited to contribute to this Wiki!

PS: I am adding information whenever I can - I tried to give it a logical structure so far, but things can and will change. For those who are concerned of possible attacks and changes that destroy the content, I can activate several levels of control. For now, I will assume that everybody is "good" and that the Wiki will self-heal, and therefore it is open, for the time being, for edits to all.

 

Actually I hope to bring him even more users, since the Wiki will feed on information also generated on this forum, while those going to the Wiki will come here to start new threads and generate more information as well.