W4. Discuss Reagle's Chapters 1-2. - Seron Kim

This article explains the process and motto of Wikipedia. Unlike previous encyclopedias, Wikipedia aims to collect all human knowledge and make it freely editable and redistributable to everyone. In fact, anyone who can access Wikipedia through the Internet can easily edit and get information. Wikipedia is said to be developed through accumulation of knowledge through the collective intelligence of people. This is an open source encyclopedia of Wikipedia's motto.
 
Interestingly, Wikipedia started with a challenging motto of "Anyone can Edit Encyclopedia", but the actual number of edits is only 2.5% of logged in users. This means that there are many people who get information from Wikipedia rather than those who edit Wikipedia. In order to overcome this, it seems that the mature attitude of Wikipedia users is necessary.
 
Wikipedia is a truly innovative site. But there is something to worry about. If you think Wikipedia has incorrect information. It would be nice if someone found it and corrected it correctly, but the wrong information would spread to people. This misinformation can also cause damage. What should I do in this case? What is the best way to prevent false information? It would be nice to think about it once.

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  1. Geonju LeeApril 1, 2018 at 5:10 AM

    I guess the reason Wikipedia is so edited less often is probably because of the psychology of being afraid of entering false information. People are rather reluctant to edit Wikipedia directly because it is a disruptive medium. In the past, the media was very influential, and the users were passive.
    Now, however, users are more likely to be active, but still have a passive attitude that allows people who are afraid of the impact of the media to actively search for information but not create it themselves.

    Geonju Lee

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    1. UnknownApril 1, 2018 at 5:43 AM

      That's a very interesting point. As you say, I'm sure there are some psychological reasons why people are so passive about editing Wikipedia. I am also careful not to enter false information when I edit Wikipedia. Thank you for your comment :)

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  2. UnknownApril 1, 2018 at 6:53 AM

    Even if there is any false information, I think if Wikipedia encourages the contributions of its participants, it will naturally turn into something like a self purification.

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