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Wikipedia, etc.

Wikipedia, etc. April 23, 25. What is a wiki?.

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Wikipedia, etc.

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  1. Wikipedia, etc. April 23, 25

  2. What is a wiki? • “Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly” – wiki.org • From wiki wiki line of quick shuttle buses in HI • Other examples: biology course info; portland hotspots; teaching theories, star wars wiki, and more

  3. Fundamental Wikipedia principles • Neutral Point of view (NPOV) • No original research • Verifiability: "Verifiable" in this context means that any reader must be able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, because Wikipedia does not publish original thought or original research.

  4. Who edits Wikipedia? • Some bots but mostly: • Anyone with an internet connection. • Contribute via screen names • Unpaid • 80% males • “compulsively social” • Hard-working: “There are two hundred thousand registered users on the English-language site, of whom about thirty-three hundred—fewer than 2%—are responsible for 70% of the work.” • But why?

  5. Credibility Issues • Warnings regarding credibility may help signal credibility • Does Wikipedia’s need for citations make it too mediacentric? (ie talk page about danah boyd) • Talk Pages: Viewing talk pages help us understand how an entry was created and will serve as historical documents.

  6. The Beauty of the Talk Page • “This rich context, attached to many Wikipedia articles, is known as a "talk page." The talk page is where the writers for an article hash out their differences, plan future edits, and come to agreement about tricky rhetorical points. This kind of debate doubtless happens in the New York Times and Britannica as well, but behind the scenes. Wikipedia readers can see it all, and understand how choices were made.”— Fernanda Viegas & Matthew Wattenberg

  7. Three pieces of evidence that should be considered when deciding whether a wikipedia entry should be considered accurate? • How old is the page? • Has there been lots of discussion about it? • Is the page currently active and high-profile?

  8. Visualizing Wikipedia • Researchers at IBM have put together a tool that helps visualize changes to entries (the “history flow”) • Vandalism is usually fixed so quickly it’s imperceptible (within 2 seconds on average) • Growth: some pages grow in bursts, others steadily • Authorship (Microsoft vs Evolution): role of anonymous authors differs by entry.

  9. Food for thought • Projects like Wikipedia do not overthrow any elite at all, but merely replace one elite — in this case an academic one — with another: the interactive media elite. — Douglas Rushkoff

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