An author in wiki is a nomad. They may have a temporary home in which they write (a site or wiki), or they may have many homes. This author is in search of new metaphors of ownership.
Each nomad dreams of a pure and free existence without the restrictions imposed by administrators. Often they look to help build pure decentralised or federated systems of collaboration. And yet each nomad is always in the end reliant on the grace of strangers.
Nomads secure their identity, indeed are defined as having an identity which is sovereign. they assert who they are through their writing, and each contribution is attributed to an identity of their choice which they are able to create and carry with them without reliance on third parties.
This self-sovereign identity enables them to form rich and varied groupings. Collectives of authors spanning multiple domains.
A nomad values his or her privacy, and enjoys the conversation with others in confidence, prior to the publishing of any of her work. These temporary autonomous spaces empower creativity and exchange and protect new ideas from the wild of the internet.
While nomads value privacy, it is not for the sake of property or ownership, which is something they tend to hold in low regard. They are happy to move on to new pastures, and let their work flow on in the commons for the benefit of others. Their private spaces are for the protection of others, temporary, and a place to raise their children - metaphorical or real.
# See also
- Nomads and Digital Nomads - Nomadic Teachers and Nomadic Teaching - Journeyman, Wanderbuch and Learning Passports - Stalker - Agile Teaching - Digital Nomadism and Learning - Learning Pod and Learning Roles - Distributed Academy and Residency Programme