Purpose of wiki, help, guides

Regarding libreoffice documentation, I knew about the guides and the online/local help , but what is the purpose of the wiki?

the whole story line for reference :
Making sure you're not a bot!
Making sure you're not a bot!

Making sure you're not a bot!

Making sure you're not a bot!

I used xlookup as an example, but in general what is the purpose of the wiki when there is already help and the guides?

chicken & egg.


as for guides : User Guides vs Reference Guides: Challenges and Pitfalls