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A few thoughts from a webby person: Wikis are good because anyone can edit the content. Wikis are bad because anyone can edit the content. There is also a tendency in wikis to create very flat file structures rather than a content pyramid that you find on standard websites. While this is not necessarily a problem, it can create issues if a taxonomy is not thought out from the start. The wiki syntax is frustrating and often quirky and follows the increasing trend to create systems that are some form of wysiwyg but give you no ability to adjust the html to make it work for you. I have also built my own web/blogsite in Drupal. It is a powerful tool, but fairly low-tech in terms of computational skills required to implement features. So is worth investigating for what is in mind here. For general information purposes, most hosting companies give you the option to install countless applications environments so it is usually possible to find a platform type that suits your need. For example my US hosting company offer the option to install form a pick list including: Drupal, Joomla, WordPress, Xoops, Typo-3 TikiWiki, PhpWIki. In essence you can find any platform out there that would meet any specific needs. In this case I would say that what is needs is a dedicated domain name (for example www.psi-com.info is available) and then a redirect to a some pages that could either be a totally new site (created as you say via a hack-day process), or an extension of one of the existing sites. Chris ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens] 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens] 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com -- [include hyphens] 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk 6. To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] **********************************************************************