Here we go beyond basic reading and writing.
See: Field Guide to the Federation - Others who work in wiki.
See: Awareness engine - wiki is great for letting you know what others in the federation are doing, and how they are re-using your own paragraphs and pages. wiki is 'an awareness engine'. This is basic in the practice of Podding
Some wiki users host their own wiki farms, and manage these installations. Marc Pierson shared some thoughts How to improve wiki (hosting)