Wikipedia: Order without orders

Slide 1: Wikipe dia: Orde r witho ut o rde rs P romove ndida g 2006 S a nde r S pe k Unive rs ite it Ma a s tric h t P ic ture b y B rion Vib be r (CC-B Y-S A) s .s pe k@c s .unima a s .nl S upe rvis ors : J a a p va n de n He rik E ric P os tma Anta l va n de n B os c h

Slide 2: Ag e nda Wikipe dia Org a nis e d c onte nt Org a nis e d work divis ion C onc lus ions a nd q ue s tions ph oto b y Mich a e l Die ts c h (CC-B Y-S A-NC )

Slide 3: What is Wikipe dia? De mo c rac y? Anarc hy? S e lf- manag ing te am? Jug g ling ?

Slide 4: My Wikipe dia re s e arc h Organisation despite the 'chaotic' fundament. C o nte n t: a rtic le s a nd th e ir re la tions . Work divis ion: a uth or e xpe rtis e a nd role s .

Slide 5: Th e Dutc h Wikipe dia a rtic le ne twork is c lus te re d s c ale -fre e a s mall-wo rld? ph oto by Ma rie R ic h ie (CC-B Y-S A)

Slide 6: Organis e d c onte nt Artic le typ e s : All-ro un d a uth o ritie s ; ● g u ru a u th o ritie s ; ● re fe rrin g a u th o ritie s ; ● re g u la r no d e s . ● ph oto b y J ona th a n R a g a n-Ke lle y (CC-B Y-S A)

Slide 7: All-round authorities G e n e ra l tim e u nits R e c e n t ye a rs C ou n trie s a n d o th e r re le va nt g e og ra ph ic a l e n titie s Te m pla te ite m s ph oto b y J ona th a n R a g a n-Ke lle y (CC-B Y-S A)

Slide 8: Guru authorities Kno wn c o n c e p ts Te m pla te le g e n ds ph oto b y J ona th a n R a g a n-Ke lle y (CC-B Y-S A)

Slide 9: Re ferring authorities G e n e ra l lis ts A to Z lis ts P orta ls ph oto b y J ona th a n R a g a n-Ke lle y (CC-B Y-S A)

Slide 10: Re gular node s Th e b ig m a jo rity o f Wikipe d ia a rtic le s . ph oto by J ona th a n R a g a n-Ke lle y (CC-B Y-S A)

Slide 11: Organis e d work divis ion E xpe rtis e s in c a te g orie s : a lm os t a P a re to-e ffe c t (20-80 rule ) ph oto b y P ie ro S ie rra (CC -B Y-NC) s pe cialis tic to pics topic s we can all talk about (party topic s , lunc h topics ) h ig h a ve ra g e numbe r of low a ve ra g e numbe r of e dits pe r e ditor e dits pe r e ditor e .g ., chess player, e .g ., philosophy, investing R ussian political party

Slide 12: Us e r type s 100% ge ne ral e dito r with e ditor e xpe rtis e num b e r of a c tive c a te g orie s ? e xpe rt (S orry, no fre e lic e ns e inform a tion. I a c tua lly s tole th is im a g e from th e 0% we b . B ut if one of you g e ts inte re s te d a nd g oe s out to b uy th e b ook, I'm s ure 0% c ontrib ution of la rg e s t c a te g ory 100% th e a uth ors don't m ind.)

Slide 13: Intro duc ing e ntro py Expe rtis e o f us e rs : c alc ulated us ing autho r's e ntro py o ver categ o rie s ph oto b y Ka i S c h re ib e r (CC-B Y-NC)

Slide 14: To wra p it up... De s pite its 'c h a otic ', 'a na rc h is tic ', 's e lf-m a na g ing ' funda m e nt... ... Wikipe dia a rtic le s a re we ll-s truc ture d a nd form a c oh e re nt n e twork; ... Wikipe dia a uth o rs c a n org a nis e th e m s e lve s a n d ta ke upon e xpe rtis e s th e m s e lve s , with ou t dirty job s b e ing le ft. ph oto b y Aine D. (CC-B Y-S A)

Slide 15: Any q u e s tions ? Any que s tio ns ? P h oto b y Ha le y (CC-B Y-NC)

Slide 16: Dis c la im e r: Th e c onte nts o f th is pre s e nta tion is ● a va ila b le unde r a C C -B Y -lic e ns e . Th e im a g e s us e d in th is pre s e nta tion a re ● a va ila b le unde r th e lic e ns e m e ntione d a t th e s lide s . Th e jug g ling im a g e on s lide th re e is m a de ● b y m e , a nd is a ls o C C -B Y . Th e c ro wd im a g e on s lid e fo ur a nd th e ● R us s ia n puppe ts o n s lide e le ve n a re pub lic dom a in.