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This is an introduction to Wikipedia's unique, vastly complex, and fascinating network of decision-making processes. It aims to survey the topic, rather than diving in-depth into any one type of decision. It was prepared as a 30-45 minute presentation, for an audience primarily of professors interested in using Wikipedia as a teaching tool; the second--to-last slide outlines an optional exercise, which should take approximately 60 minutes.
open educational resources advocate, online peer production expert
This is an introduction to Wikipedia's unique, vastly complex, and fascinating network of decision-making processes. It aims to survey the topic, rather than diving in-depth into any one type of decision. It was prepared as a 30-45 minute presentation, for an audience primarily of professors interested in using Wikipedia as a teaching tool; the second--to-last slide outlines an optional exercise, which should take approximately 60 minutes.
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Governance & decision-making on Wikipedia consensus, transparency, meritocracy, impermanence
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background and inspirations: 1. government <ul><ul><li>consensus-based systems (e.g. Iroquois, Quaker) </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>democratic government (more evident in later structures) </li></ul></ul>
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background and inspirations: 3. established practices <ul><ul><li>academia </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>journalism </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>role of scientific method and outputs </li></ul></ul>
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The Five Pillars <ul><ul><li>it's an encyclopedia, dummy! </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>just the facts, ma'am </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>best happy hour ever: free beer AND free speech! </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>play nice, or no cookie! </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>oh....never mind. </li></ul></ul>
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Social/organizational concepts: 1. consensus <ul><ul><li>how to determine consensus? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>who gets to determine consensus? </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>how do we select those people? </li></ul></ul>
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Social/organizational concepts: 2. identity <ul><ul><li>anonymity </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>conflicts of interest </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>sock puppetry </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>canvassing </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>scarcity of participants in a given decision </li></ul></ul>
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Types of decisions 1. Michel on peer assessment <ul><ul><li>[[WP:DYK]]: the "Did you know..." feature of the main page </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>[[WP:GA]]: "Good Articles" are reviewed by one Wikipedian </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>[[WP:FA]]: "Featured Article" is the highest rating, reviewed by any number of Wikipedians </li></ul></ul>
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Types of decisions 2. other types <ul><ul><li>selecting administrators </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>conflicts of interest </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>article categorization </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>bot approval </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>software improvement/bug fixes </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>dispute resolution </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>individual articles: article talk pages </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>interrelated articles: WikiProjects </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>how to welcome newcomers </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>outreach: contacting media, museums, schools </li></ul></ul>
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Exercise <ul><li>1. Choose an area: </li></ul><ul><li>article quality: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>FA candidate [[WP:FAC]] </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>DYK [[Template talk:DYK]] </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>article deletion [[WP:AFD]] </li></ul></ul><ul><li>editor behavior </li></ul><ul><ul><li>admin candidacy: [[WP:RFA]] </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>dispute resolution: [[WP:RFC/A]] </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>conflict of interest [[WP:COIN]] </li></ul></ul><ul><li>technical: </li></ul><ul><ul><li>bot approval [[WP:RFBOT]] </li></ul></ul><ul><li>2. (10 minutes) Review a number of the discussions/decisions; write down your observations </li></ul><ul><li>3. (40 minutes) Choose one and participate! </li></ul><ul><li>4. (20 minutes) Report back to the group </li></ul>
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presenters <ul><li>Pete Forsyth </li></ul><ul><li>Lead Consultant, </li></ul><ul><li>Wiki Strategies </li></ul><ul><li>project design team, Public Policy Initiative </li></ul><ul><li>[[ User:Peteforsyth ]] </li></ul><ul><li>www.wikistrategies.net </li></ul><ul><li>Dr. Michel Aaij </li></ul><ul><li>Associate Professor, School of Liberal Arts Auburn Montgomery </li></ul><ul><li>[[ User:Dr Aaij ]] </li></ul>