There might be coordination platforms around platforms such as a wiki. Itās only worth it for an individual to participate if enough other people participate. Prizes, participation by respected members, and consistently making the case for the institution might help here.
One other idea Iām aware of for solving these coordination problems is this Facebook group āfor proposing crowdfunding or coordinated actionsā by rationalists/āEAs.
Commitment: Make X major edits within 3 months after the threshold (ie. creating or significantly improving a pageās section)
Alternative: You can pledge money that will be used to pay editors. Iāll assume a rough conversion rate of 15 USD per major edit (I would take care of dispatching the work).
Threshold: 100 major edits (equivalent) committed
Extended threshold: I will check with Issa Rice if I can move the wiki to the MediaWiki platform if at least 200 major edits get committed.
Why it needs coordination: It will only become a Schelling point to read and document information if a sufficient amount of people are already using the platform as such.
Iām not necessarily saying that thatās a good solutionāI havenāt really looked into or thought about itājust sharing that it exists. (I think Iād also be concerned about choosing one wiki to coordinate on without first having a big discussion about which wiki it should beābut I havenāt looked into the latest status of such discussions either.)
One other idea Iām aware of for solving these coordination problems is this Facebook group āfor proposing crowdfunding or coordinated actionsā by rationalists/āEAs.
E.g.:
Iām not necessarily saying that thatās a good solutionāI havenāt really looked into or thought about itājust sharing that it exists. (I think Iād also be concerned about choosing one wiki to coordinate on without first having a big discussion about which wiki it should beābut I havenāt looked into the latest status of such discussions either.)