Contributing to Tripadvisor, is it a wiki?

So maybe Tripadvisor is a kind of wiki? You can give people advice on good hotels, tell them of Basil Fawlty hotels, what's the best train route to see the French Alps, etc.It has a search engine and forums on different countries. I have posted information and photographs on a Swiss Guesthouse, hotel I found. Arbitrarily 2 Star but the best views and breakfast I had over a six week period. Just for the record Irish Eyes recommends Lynam's in Dublin on O'Connell Street http://www.lynams-hotel.com/location.html

N.B. Not lovely Lynams Hotel, Dublin
Here are some horror stories from Tripadvisor
"Oceanview is like saying the room faces Europe -- it is out there somewhere" More

"We returned to find a live mouse swimming in our toilet" More

"Have you ever been thrown out from your own hotel room?" More

"The only natural light came from a tiny slit window which was at ground level" More

"After one night the roof of the building flew off" More

Main Street in Clifden, Galway

I think we need a picture all the illustrations have fallen on to the' older posts ' page. Here goes!

Viewing the wiki demonstration

Viewed the example of the use of the wiki to coordinate a trip. Concept was good but at this point I can't think of an example of where I could use one in my job description. I see similarities with O common file where anyone can add or change information. Still thinking and have had a look at the University of Tasmania wiki.

Informal networking

Attended a good session with my work unit and discussed this project. Saw a great demonstration from one of the bloggers and looked at various applications. The session was light, and gave everyone some great ideas. If we were feeling a bit jaded or tentative about going on with the project or even starting, we felt a bit more confident after that --well that was the aim of the session organised by our Manager. Shared some good pages and had a few light bulb moments, realised that I had been in the World of Wikis all along with our Heritage Wiki. Thank goodness for Ann's wonderful enthusiasm and thoroughness! My partner wonders how I can blog and do my work at the same time Ah!, but it is work!

I think that this may be my last post so I'm looking at the sun as it sinks slowly in the west.
Taps
Day is done, gone the sun, from the lake, from the hills, from the sky; All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

Posted some photographs on Flickr.

• Very wrapt to have joined Flickr and put up some more photograhs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/clifden06/Tried Smugmugs but it was much more difficult than Flickr. I had a chance to learn how to load images on Flickr Commons at work. Also it's free! Tried to join Smugmugs for the 14 day trial but it may have just been technical difficulties online. Anyhow the look and feel was different. I receive frequent updates from family members on Photo share websites.

Boys on bikes at Barramornie Station, August 1924

Boys on bikes at Barramornie Station, August 1924
Originally uploaded by State Library of Queensland, Australia

I enjoyed looking at the Flickr Commons images especially recapping some of the bicycle pictures. Saw the photographs made a feature on Indicommons under the heading ''I love to ride my bicycle" seems to have a universal appeal!

Aerial view of Staigue fort

http://www.sneem.net/staiguefort/