W3. Why do you think people use Wikipedia? Why do others write for it? - Cho jiwon

1.Summary
I think people use 'Wikipedia' because they want to gain expertise in 'knowledge'. 'Wikipedia' is an encyclopedia created by several people working together. In other words, 'Wikipedia' is a sample of 'collective intelligence'. People have a desire for the possession of knowledge. Information can be interpreted very differently depending on the provider. If you list the information you want to provide, the same concept will be interpreted differently depending on the provider. Therefore, the information of 'Wikipedia' can not be regarded as 'intelligent' information. People complete the concept by providing the information they want. This completed information becomes a knowledge and spreads to people. I think people write and use 'Wikipedia' for this process.

 2.Interesting point
Information can be interpreted in a wide variety of ways. In particular, the less information about an object, the more responsive it is to the information provided. For example, if I hear information about an unknown object that I do not know, I do not judge it, so I accept it without criticism. These risks exist in Wikipedia. I can not help but notice the culture of another country that I do not know. I do not know the specificity of the culture or any other information. It is merely judgment based on the information provided. Of course, if that information is good information, I have increased my knowledge of the subject without experiencing it myself. But I can not tell about this fact. Because of this problem, there is a kind of 'manager' in 'Wikipedia'. The 'manager' edits and corrects inappropriate information. That's why we can get better quality information.

 3.Discussion point
The role of 'manager' in information management of 'Wikipedia' is very important. But I do not know how the administrator is set up and on what criteria. I would like to hear the story of the students.

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 24, 2018 at 3:54 AM

    I also had the same question as you. I think this link will help you.

    https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EA%B4%80%EB%A6%AC%EC%9E%90

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  2. UnknownMarch 24, 2018 at 9:20 PM

    I have modified some information before. The manager deleted my article, saying it sounded like a promotion at the time. He was probably the manager who had a lot of interest in the information. Actually, I am not sure about the manager's standards. That is, I do not know what criteria to delete and share the information. But the important thing is that everyone can edit the information, so if we go through a variety of edits, we'll get good information.

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  3. UnknownMarch 25, 2018 at 7:43 AM

    I think we are all playing the role of a manager. This is because users discuss the wrong information or controversial points. -JiWon-Min(민지원)

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