W1. What do I know about Wikipedia and what do I want to learn about it? - Yong il, Seon.


We learned another idea, we want an easy explanation.
    
 
Many people used Wikipedia. Why people visited Wikipedia? I have much thought about the answer to this question. Everyone will be editor in Wikipedia. So, several people’s opinions can be confirmed on one issue. It is also an important characteristic of democracy. Democracy is the recognition of the other’s ideas. And already in France, there were ‘Tolerance’. It means that As I am right in my opinion, and so you are right in your opinion. I think Wikipedia is making ‘Tolerance idea’ work very well. So, you can not force your own ideas on Wikipedia. Depending on the situation, users may be students, teachers, or even completely different third parties. From these points of view, Wikipedia is the modern version of Greece’s Agora.
    
 
 
And it is not over. Always people want an easy expanation, the more complex the case. Wikipedia has a structured format. Definition, cases, comparsons and sources can be arranged in this way. Because of the presence of a consistent configuration, it is easy to understand even if different data are found. Also, you can provide a link when unfamiliar words appear or you think explanation of the word is needed. This service is very small, but it can help improve the user's understanding. It is clear that one of the important factors in the data is the ‘source’. Even if you have found a logic to support your argument, it is useless if the source is unclear. Wikipedia is beneficial to many people because it also has clear control over its sources.
    
 
 
But I think there is one concern. All information has value. But in Wikipedia, everything is free. Of course, it is also free to obtain information. As people get information for free, it will become less valuable. This is just my personal opinion.

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  1. AndreaMarch 11, 2018 at 3:17 AM

    I'm inspired the post saying "Wikipedia is democratic". Unlike ordinary dictionaries, contents of Wikipedia is rooted from the public. These properties make nobody can monopolize whole contents. I think this is point where future society have to reach eventually.

    Yurang Wi

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    1. UnknownMarch 11, 2018 at 4:54 AM

      Thank you.
      As you said "nobody can monopolize whole contents", I think the independence of all content is also an important factor.

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    2. AndreaMarch 11, 2018 at 5:32 AM

      In Addition to just prior to my comment, I have a different idea with what you come up with "Information for free" issue. I don't grasp what is the point you concern about exactly, But My opinion is this.

      I guess you might think information has equal attribute to goods like clothes, foods, houses, etc. In some ways, It might be true. In the case of investing in stock, the more common the information is, the less valuable it becomes. BUT it is only limited situation when information is associated with a "Very close to the market economy", such as investment in real estate, and stocks.

      In the majority of cases Information have their own value. In my opinion, the value of information doesn't faded. And It comes much valuable the more people know it.

      If this isn't match what you're going to say, please give me your feedback.

      - Yurang Wi

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  2. UnknownMarch 11, 2018 at 3:55 AM

    yeah, im also inspired the sentence 'Wikipedia is democratic'. I never thought that way before, but Yong-il is right. Everyone who lives in a democratic nation has a right to know and learn about information; studies, news etc.
    Thank you for the awesome opinion that I'd never forget!

    Yun-Jin Kim

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    1. UnknownMarch 11, 2018 at 5:04 AM

      Thanks a lot.

      I am sshamed that you agree with me. My English is very poor compared to Korean.
      I want to explain it more, but it is too hard for me to explain in English.

      Yong il, Seon.

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  3. UnknownMarch 11, 2018 at 8:28 AM

    It was interesting to read your opinion. I thought Wikipedia would be more reliable because it constantly modifies the information through its act of collective intelligence. But I can see there are also different views like you do.

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  4. Frederic PedersenMarch 11, 2018 at 9:09 PM

    Hello! I thought about what you said, how if something is free it becomes less valuable. I think this is true, and what happens is that other things will rise in value instead. What I think I've seen as the amount and access to information grows, the real value lies in finding the right stuff. Some call this 'Google Fu', for example. I think we've seen examples of representations of AI that are able to deduce what the most valuable information is in movies and media, but I wonder what the next level will be after that.

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