Wiki Comparisons

I'm new to the world of wikis, so I don't have a strong opinion about anything really. This is the first semester I've used them (other than as an observer of Wikipedia...as if that counts). Both of my classes us them--Steve in pbwiki and Lilia in wetpaint (I didn't even realize it was wetpaint until I went and looked today, that's how clueless I've been). I also set up a wikispaces account so I could have a look there as well.

• I definitely prefer the spartan look of pbwiki and wikispaces. Wetpaint is a bit more colorful (maybe I just don't like the template?) and busy.
• I like that wikispaces and wetpaint have easy to set up discussion threads.
• The sidebar on pbwiki and the navigation systems of wetpaint and wikispaces seem to be very similar. It took me a little bit to figure out how to navigate between pages in wikispaces, probably just because I am the least familiar with it.
• Because I'm new to wikis, I like all the help I can get. I find wetpaint's page toolbox very useful.
• This is probably petty, but I think the horizontal rule icon is invaluable for a wiki. Wetpaint doesn't have one (at least that I or anyone in the class can see) and it is really difficult to tell where one person's ideas begin and end. Both pbwiki and wikispaces have a horizontal rule icon in their edit toolbars.