Is there a wiki limit?

Via BoingBoing, comes news that the New Zealand police have launched a wiki, and are soliciting public involvement in revising their policing code. According to the site:

“The Police Act Review has maintained an open process throughout, and wiki technology offers a novel way for people to have a say in the law-drafting process as well. This may well be one of the first pieces of legislation ever developed in New Zealand with the aid of such an online tool.”

I had to click through and read it, as I wasn’t sure if this was a tounge-in-cheek way of poking fun at the use of wikis–or, as BoingBoing commenter Ian Holmes noted, “Another case of Life Imitates Onion.”

My next favorite comment:

Of course, we all realize what this will have to be called:

The Kiwi Law Wiki.

Classic. I love anagrams.

I do hope that the residents of New Zealand take this effort seriously and provide constructive feedback, which would reward the police for trying to involve the public they serve. Of course, it will only take a few destructive types to ruin it for the many, but I applaud the police for giving this a go.

In a participation-based sidebar, perhaps this newspaper is looking to launch a wiki for headlines?