We've been using Wiki inside the JDev team recently to discuss and plan so-called "look and feel" UI issues for various parts of the product, such as the UML modelers.
It's working out pretty well as an alternative to the way we used to carry out such discussions. Previously, you'd occasionally come in to work and check your email only to be confronted by a whopping great big heated email thread about a UI idea or issue. The trouble with these extended email discussions was always that there was never any clear resolution. They often trailed off into two or more groups with polar opposite views about the way something should work.
Wiki's really quite simple. I think that's a big part of the reason why it works. It's a sort of whiteboard for the internet generation - and anyone can scribble on it and contribute to the discussion. All changes are logged, and you can quickly see the history of changes to any wiki topic to get an idea of how a resolution was reached over time.
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