W13. Can Wikipedia disappear? - JaeIg Lee (이재익)

Can Wikipedia disappear?


Information Sociology 
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JaeIg Lee (이재익)


Summary

 I think Wikipedia may disappear but it will be difficult. Wikipedia is the largest online encyclopedia in the world. It has been running successfully for a long time now. Be firmly established as a symbol of collective intelligence But there is little eternal in the world. Everything is bound to change or disappear. Usually, one service disappears when the number of users is reduced and the platform can not be run. The population continues to grow as things go. The growing number of people who have access to Wikipedia means that Wikipedia is likely to exist. Today, Internet technology will be further developed and expanded. It means that the chances of disappearing are very low. Wikipedia, which has a great influence on the Internet, will of course be hard to disappear. Wikipedia will continue to survive if communication technology and humans exist.

Interesting point

Just as a powerful empire that seemed to last forever would one day be destroyed or absorbed, Wikipedia also believes it will change its personality or platform later. What shape would Wikipedia change if it were changed?

Discussion Point

There were several online encyclopedias in Korea other than Wikipedia. Ligue Bedda Wiki, one of the most famous and big of them, has gone into the process of disappearing due to privatization issues. How can Wikipedia cope if it suffers from privatization?

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