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Status tags for wiki pages?

Does anyone know any good practices regarding status tags for wiki pages? In a wiki where many people co-create and share information, it is often useful to see the status of an article: it this an initial draft, is there discussion around this text or is the article maybe even a candidate for deletion? Just like wikipedia uses the {{NPOV}} tag to mark articles that do not represent a neutral point of view, it may be a good practice to mark the status of wiki pages. Any suggestions or do you know of any good practices?

I expect that the set of tags depends on the purpose of the wiki; the purpose of the wiki I am referring to is co-creation and sharing information over the boundaries of departments within an organization. Sounds familiar? I would prefer the set to be as short and clear as possible. My suggestions:

• FirstDraft: indicates initial thoughts, not really being discussed yet, comments are welcome.
• UnderDiscussion: indicates articles that are being discussed, alive, contributions are welcome. 
• Official: indicates pages that reflect an official policy or widely accepted standard. When editing this page, users should ensure that their revision reflects consensus. When in doubt, discuss the changes first.
• NeedsUpdate: indicates articles that contain outdated information and lack recent discussion. Practical for wiki maintenance.
• CandidateForDeletion: indicates articles that contain outdated information that may be removed altogether. Deletion of wiki pages should not be taken lightly, but some cleaning up once and a while may be smart.

What could a Social Virtual Workspace look like?

One of the developments I strongly believe in, is making our personal work environments more social. Knowing that my social network is not just a source of passion, but also a source of inspiration, expertise, and keeping track of current trends & developments, it seems to make sense to have this network on my radar, and integrated in my work environment.

At the moment, I use a mixture of Outlook, iGoogle, SharePoint, Skype, Facebook, Microsoft Office and a dozen other tools to get my work done. I would like to have a more integrated work environment, where I am in charge of what functionality is included and how it is presented to me. SharePoint2007 and iGoogle already show possible models of allowing users to select and combine the functionality they need, when they need it (which is what I call tailorability). The image I attached to this post goes one step further: it sketches an online service that focusses on your social networks (family, friends, colleagues, customers), keeps you aware of their status and activities, and integrates this with personal information management and collaboration functionality. The open interface for Facebook developers and OpenSocial are examples of inititiatives that could be the basis for such a service. It is essential to actually utilize the corporate firewall in the scenario: making sure that confidential information stays within the organization, while giving employees a low-threshold means to keep in touch with their network in the outside world.

What is your opinion on such a social virtual workspace and what do you think it will look like?