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Although this is the first wiki to get attention on this blog, it probably won’t be the last. For anyone that doesn’t know what one is, it is usually a large collection of pages that visitors help update with new information. wikiHow’s purpose is to be an extensive how-to manual.

Today is 22nd April Earth Day so I thought it quite fitting that I found a page on wikiHow that gives some great advice on how we all can celebrate Earth Day. It includes a snippet about the history regarding Earth Day and some useful general suggestions of how we can do our part.

The page linked to, as well as many others, also contain links to other pages about similar content - this page in particular links to pages with more details on recycling and buying a carbon offset, for example). At the bottom of each page you will also find links that go to external websites such as official, or useful, sites for further reading.

All in all wikiHow is one of my favourite of all the wiki family. There is something that everyone can relate to because of the variety of topics that everyone has contributed to. You can find a how-to on anything from moving to New York to using a stethoscope… and everything else in-between! If you’ve thought of a topic that hasn’t had the how-to treatment yet, or simply want to expand on a page already written, the internet is waiting for you.

I should note that, as with all wiki websites out there, as anyone can update pages it does mean that anyone can accidentally or purposely misinform others. This is unfortunate as it tends to spoil it for the rest, however, normally it doesn’t take long before errors are recognised and rectified.