A gene wiki for community annotation of gene function

[...]the data model used by gene portals and model organism databases focuses on large contributions from a relatively small number of contributors. Gene portals and model organism databases will continue to serve as authoritative references with a specific role for data curation and enforcement of data standards. [...]the structured and typed data in gene portals is amenable to incorporation into pipelines and systematic analyses in a way the information in a gene wiki cannot [22].