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Typowiki seems like one of the better applications of a wiki I’ve seen. Typography may be one topic that’s too obscure for comprehensive treatment in Wikipedia, and Wikipedia’s Neutral-Point-of-View and style rules can also hamper the treatment of a topic that’s as subjective as type. (For example, contributors would be unable to offer ideas on how a face should be used.) The wiki isn’t quite populated enough to really be a useful resource, but, given Typophile’s user base, it certainly has potential.
Poking around Typowiki, I found an interesting article. Users are encouraged to offer suggestions for a list of essential typefaces. It’s worth nothing there are no “web-safe” faces listed, but I’m a little tempted to troll and add Arial and perhaps Comic Sans to the list.
