W3 Why do you think people use Wikipedia? Why do others write for it? - Hyerim Won
'Wikipedia is both a community and an encyclopedia. And the encyclopedia,
at any moment in time, is simply a snapshot of the community’s continuing
conversation. This conversation is frequently exasperating, often humorous, and
occasionally profound. Most importantly, it sometimes reveals what I call a good
faith collaborative culture. ' - 2010 by Joseph Michael Reagle Jr.
I think this is a summary of why people use and write Wikipedia. People pursue a worthy thing. Wikipedia increases the accessibility to information while debating through the community rather than through one-way knowledge. I bet many of you felt the same way during the editing. Looking for a basis for what you want to edit, you will gain access to new information and acquire it.
If you look at Wikipedia from its functional point of view, you can see why people use it. Users trust Wikipedia as its(new editing contents) underlying data is linked to HTML and hyperlinks. You can also create a credible partnership by recording all changes on a Wiki-page. There is a talk/ discussion page associated with each article where a conversation about the article takes place. To protect against vandalism, wiki create a warning box. All of this is done online, where you can experience the accessibility, cost and cooperation in one platform. But it is free of charge. However, People don't just talk about function of Wikipedia. They may want to do something valuable together. Collaboration - based on a neutral perspective rather than a one-way knowledge - isn't it a goal that users want to achieve?
It is a collective intelligence, but people can also blind to topics they don't care. (This is blind spot.) If so, not many people will be able to know if the wrong information is uploaded. What do we do?
I think this is a summary of why people use and write Wikipedia. People pursue a worthy thing. Wikipedia increases the accessibility to information while debating through the community rather than through one-way knowledge. I bet many of you felt the same way during the editing. Looking for a basis for what you want to edit, you will gain access to new information and acquire it.
If you look at Wikipedia from its functional point of view, you can see why people use it. Users trust Wikipedia as its(new editing contents) underlying data is linked to HTML and hyperlinks. You can also create a credible partnership by recording all changes on a Wiki-page. There is a talk/ discussion page associated with each article where a conversation about the article takes place. To protect against vandalism, wiki create a warning box. All of this is done online, where you can experience the accessibility, cost and cooperation in one platform. But it is free of charge. However, People don't just talk about function of Wikipedia. They may want to do something valuable together. Collaboration - based on a neutral perspective rather than a one-way knowledge - isn't it a goal that users want to achieve?
It is a collective intelligence, but people can also blind to topics they don't care. (This is blind spot.) If so, not many people will be able to know if the wrong information is uploaded. What do we do?
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