Blogging through Wikipedia (2018)

I think this question is a extension of the question "can Wikipedia disappear?" Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, but it has more than an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is based on collective intelligence and spontaneity. It can be concluded that efforts to increase people's participation rate and active discussion in various fields can make Wikipedia more active. I am having fun editing in Wikipedia. I did not think of Wikipedia as a credible encyclopedia before I used Wikipedia. But using Wikipedia enabled me to see its charm and changed my mind to trust its information Wikipedia's information. So I think changing people's perceptions will affect the sustainability of Wikipedia.   Even if users decrease, Wikipedia will still exist in the future. But in order to remain a popular encyclopedia, I think that change will be the key to the future of Wikipedia. There are many online encyclopedias around the world. However, not all online encyclopedias have many users. Po...

I learned about Wikipedia and collective intelligence this semester. I learned clearly what I knew about Wikipedia, such as how to write articles, copyright issues and so on. I learnde Copyrights through the Creative Commons License (CCL). The Creative Commons License (CCL) was what I already knew. However, I only recognized it as an icon to mark the copyright, and it was the first time to upload photos or work. If it weren't just for other purposes, I wouldn't have taken the copyright seriously. However, in order to upload to Wikipedia, I had to check the copyright. Then a phrase that restricts the second processing came into my eye. After I learned how to mark the copyright, the sign seemed important to me, as if you can see only as much as you know.   I did the Wikipedia assignment last semester. The assignment then was to make my article, and this task was to make articles and edit articles on Wikipedia every week. When I first started editing, I did not like someo...

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that freely edits and creates articles. Wikipedia is also an encyclopedia using collective intelligence. An encyclopedia that anyone can freely participate in can lead to spontaneity and interest. Voluntary collective intelligence is a positive factor that can increase efficiency. A meeting in a better direction through cooperation with others can cause synergy. Collective intelligence will be an important factor not only in the present but also in the future. I think Wikipedia in that respect has a requirement to be maintained.   Wikipedia will not disappear. But if a new encyclopedia emerges, it may be changed. Wikipedia has always been criticized for having a professional encyclopedia format and enormous amounts of unprofessional content. In the future, there will be an encyclopedia that complements the problems of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is based on the source. However, despite using reliable sources in Wikipedia, there has always been c...

1. Summary This chapter covers the " exclusive " form of leadership in which dictatorial power is exercised. Leaders often convince by persuasion and example, but they have accumulated charismatic authority from their strengths. A prominent leader has the unofficial character of a "benevolent dictator" and may sometimes act in dictatorial politics. The prominent leaders of the open content community are sometimes characterized as benevolent dictators. However, the leaders of autocratic actions exceeded their accumulated merit or charisma, sometimes referred to as "idiosyncrasy credits" or "reputation shares," risk their status and a forking of the community. Leaders who follow carefully and continue to make important contributions are given the title "dictator". Given the voluntary and capable nature of an open content community, it is not surprising that leadership is expected to exercise leadership based on exemplary behavior. Lead...

1. Summary H. G. Wells thought the “World Encyclopedia” should be more than an information repository, it should also be an institution of “adjustment and adjudication; a clearinghouse of misunderstandings.” This chapter is about the difficulties of consensus decision making and its meaning and practice. Consensus is the preferred method of decision making in Wikipedia. According to the consensus policy, the consensus on how editors work with others, is for editorial decision making. Wikipedia discusses and inferences with each other and uses provable sources. Policies and guidelines document a common consensus rather than creating it. The Wiktionary definition of consensus does not actively oppose the proposed action but speaks of a general agreement. The agreement does not mean "unanimous" as an overwhelming consensus. Consensus decisions are comprehensive, participatory, cooperative, egalitarian, and solution-oriented. The consensus seems to be an appropriate means fo...

Wikipedia is a place where anyone can freely create and edit articles. There are many factors that make it easier to write on Wikipedia, but I have three reasons for this.   The first reason is the easy editing of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is as easy to use as anyone can freely edit. Users can simply learn and edit. Even if the structure is editable by anyone, if the editing system is difficult, it will be difficult for beginners to access easily. I think Wikipedia's easy editing tools have had a big impact on people's accessibility.   The second reason is immediate feedback. A novice editor like me feels that even if I look at the editing methods offered by Wikipedia, I don’t know much when I am editing. Skilled editors leave feedback in a better direction. I think that the this is great for making edit in Wikipedia. The presence of skilled editors provides a guideline for beginners. Experienced editors can edit the article and leave a short comment or tell you wh...

1. Summary Reagle’s chapter 3-4 is about Wikipedia's collaborative culture and openness. Wikipedia is free content that anyone may edit. Collaboration in Wikipedia is a process of co-creation. In Wikipedia, you can see the 'red link'. The red link is a page that has not been filled yet. This link represents a request to others to fill the link. Also, it offers several ways to promote Wikipedia's collaboration. Networking technologies and related collaborative technologies enable openness and accessibility, thereby increasing people's social responsibility. In Wikipedia, there are behaviors that users must follow. Even if you disagree with your opponent's opinion, you should respect your opponent's Wikipedia. Not all users should generalize their personal interests. Be open to accepting it. In other words, it is the core of the Wikipedia collaborative culture to focus on expressing neutrality.   Wikipedia is an example of an   open content communit...

How did Wikipedia tried to improve the number of women editors? Wikipedia has made a debate about women. Edit-a-thons recently featured specific topics on women, such as "Female Neuroscientists in Australia" and "Jewish Women." The people who start editing and the active people all start with their own interests. Therefore, by increasing the debate on topics that women are interested in or women, Wikipedia tried to improve women's participation. Wikipedia also launched the "Wikipedia TeaHouse" project to increase the participation rate of women by making the environment more comfortable for new users, and the proposal to create a women's space was not created because of the opposite. As such, Wikipedia has made a great effort to increase the number of female participants. Why do people contribute to Wikipedia? They are not getting  paid... However, Wikipedia makes it possible to actively discuss rather than accept unconditional acceptance. ...

Why Free Culture matters? Free culture is related to copyright. If you search for ‘Free Culture in Wikipedia, you can find a free culture movement. The Free Cultural Movement is a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify creative works using free content on the Internet and other media. The movement opposes excessive copyright laws. Many participants in this movement argue that overly restrictive copyright laws hinder creative activity. Wikipedia is a free, licensed content that anyone can edit, use, modify and distribute.   The organization associated with the Free Culture is the ‘Creative Commons’ founded by Lawrence Lessig. The Creative Commons license (CCL) is a pre-authorization mark of work distributed here If any creator keeps certain conditions for his or her creation, it can be used anytime. Constant conditions may set the terms of use of the work as desired by the creator. The direction that Creative Commons pursues is to create a socie...

It is important to be civil online on the Internet. In the information society we live in, the Internet is a big part of our lives. It is almost a whole. The Internet makes our lives convenient. Banking, shopping, and other activities are now being done online. Online has become another society. There are various online activities such as blog, community, SNS, comment, as well as online activities such as Wikipedia. Online and offline are hard to distinguish. What happens online affects offline. Conversely, what happens offline can also affect online activity.   For example, there was an incident involving speed skater Kim Bo-reum in the PyeongChang Olympic Games. The controversy began with what happened in the Team  Pursuit game and the interviews. Netizens and the media pointed out that they should not happen in a Team  Pursuit game, and they continued to sign the national petition . What happened offline has had an impact on the online as comments and critic...

There are many factors that make information reliable. Among them, I think source and neutrality are the most important.   First, the most important thing to make information reliable is a reliable source. Of the many sources of information, reliable information should have a clear source. Even if everyone knows information, the information will gain additional credibility if the source is added.    Second, even if there is a reliable source, the information must be neutrality. That is, the intent it creates is important. Even if the information is true, the overall credibility in the article will be diminished if it contains malicious content. Also, even if someone provides simple information, the purpose of the article may be doubtful depending on what the reader accepts. So the information should be written in a neutral way.

We can trust Wikipedia. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that is "Openness, Sharing, and participation." Articles written in Wikipedia must be authored with a reliable source. If there is any deviation against Wikipedia's policies, such as its source and neutrality, the article will be debated or be deleted. Articles with reliable sources have increased in reliability. Also, if the article is written entirely in accordance with Wikipedia policy, the article will undoubtedly be credible.   But we can't trust everything. That means it can't be 100 percent. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that anyone can freely share their knowledge. The word to notice is 'anyone'. Anyone can use Wikipedia. In other words, knowledge sharing through collective intelligence is carried out by unspecified  individuals . Anyone can use it, so there can be a lot of gaps. Many people use Wikipedia everyday, but they can not see all the articles that are modified and made everyday....

1. Summary Wikipedia is not simply an online multi-lingual encyclopedia. Unlike books in the library, Wikipedia is a community-based encyclopedia. The wiki stands for "super fast" in the Hawaiian language. This means that it is easy to edit. This reading focuses on the collaborative culture of Wikipedia. A community-based encyclopedia like Wikipedia should have a " good faith collaborative culture." Attempts to increase access to information through collaboration are needed. It should be a place where every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge . Wikipedia is interested in "the sum of all knowledge". Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and founding member of Nupedia, means that an encyclopedia like Wikipedia would be a force to transform the world.   Also, according to Wales, Wikipedia follows three policies: “Neutral Point of View,” “No Original Research,” and “Verifiability”. These three policies must follow in Wik...

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia of user participation that anyone can write freely. It is an encyclopedia that anyone freely writes, edits, revises and complements freely, unlike an encyclopedia that is written and edited by experts and encyclopedia editors. I think that this is the most representative answer to why people use Wikipedia.   There are numerous encyclopedias online. The reason why people use Wikipedia among many encyclopedias is because I think Wikipedia has a charm that only Wikipedia has, unlike other encyclopedia. So I think the charm is that anyone can freely modify and edit it. People tend to take the information in the encyclopedia manually. However, Wikipedia makes it possible to actively discuss rather than accept unconditional acceptance. If you know more information about a particular piece of content on Wikipedia than existing article, you can make it richer by modifying and editing it. I think this is the reason why many people write in Wikipe...

Web2.0 is the concept of producing, re-creating and sharing content that people freely participate in and produce themselves. We are participating in web2.0 easily in everyday life than we thought. The beginning of web2.0 in Korea is Naver knowledge in. Someone ask questions and others answer questions to share useful information. I am posting a restaurant that I visited in Instagram. I share information on restaurants, photos, and locations I visited. If others see my post and like it, they click the heart or leave a comment. I also go to the pages of people who left traces in my posts and share information. In this way I participate in web2.0.

My first edit was a ‘Homi’ and a ‘Fandom’ article in last semester globalization course. At that time, I first encountered Wikipedia as a page editor. In the last semester, there was even more difficult part. But I have been with Wikipedia for a semester, and I have become a little familiar. In this Collective Intelligence course, I had to do additional editing besides my articles. In the last semester, ‘Homi’ was to make new contents, and fandom was to translate from English to Korean. But this edit is to add or modify existing articles.   I was not easy to choose a topic. Regardless of which topic I choose, it was difficult to determine how to make any correction and what wikipedia need. I could not make changes on subjects I do not know. It was because of the fear of false information. So I tried to choose a topic as close and friendly as possible to me. It was Kakao Friends that came up at that time. For those new to the Kakao friends character, I modified the descript...

Before I know Wikipedia and study Wikipedia, I thought Wikipedia is a simple encyclopedia of information. If I needed information while doing some assignments, I searched for information in the ‘Naver’ encyclopedia or several encyclopedias. One of them was Wikipedia. I thought it is a kind of online encyclopedia. However, I changed my mind when I used Wikipedia in the globalization course I had in the last semester. Wikipedia is not just an encyclopedia that provides information, but an encyclopedia that makes knowledge together. In keeping with the rules of Wikipedia, anyone can easily modify and create Wikipedia.   In my last globalization course, I made article about 'Homi' in Wikipedia. After completing the article, I posted it on Wikipedia. After posting the article, the Homi article was modified by someone. Someone added a photo. In addition, Someone modified the content of the article to include the wrong name or content. This is a system in which someone writes...