Understanding Wikipedia
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The document discusses Wikipedia, what it does well at and what it does poorly. It notes that Wikipedia aims to create a free encyclopedia of the highest quality for every person in their own language. It does well at preliminary research on non-controversial topics and current events, but may not always achieve an encyclopedia quality of Britannica. The document provides tips for assessing article quality and understanding Wikipedia's limits of neutrality and costs and benefits of anonymous editing.
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Wikipedia, the encylopedia that anyone can edit, “can never work in theory, only in practice.” Accounting for one in every 200 page views on the Internet, it has become a part of our everyday lives. Wikipedia is changing the way we think about the economics of the web, the potential and the pitfalls of engaging the masses, and the role of professional information architects in a world in which content arrives from literally every direction.
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a wiki website that allows any visitor to edit or amend pages using a normal web browser. It has over 25 million pages and over 500 million edits. Studies have found Wikipedia to be as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica for science entries. While controversial topics can attract vandalism, the transparent editing history allows pages to be reverted and balanced discussions of different viewpoints to emerge.
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- 1. Understanding Wikipedia: What it does well, what it does poorly & what we can learn from it Glenbrook Institute Day Mini-Conference, 2009 Kris Jacobson, GBS Library
- 3. Wikis in Plain English
- 4. “ Wikipedia is first and foremost an effort to create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language.” Jimmy Wales
- 10. Featured Content
- 11. Featured Content
- 14. Utilize the discussion tab
- 15. Understand the Assessment Criteria
- 16. Understand the limits of “neutrality”
- 17. Understand the limits of “neutrality”
- 18. Understand Costs & Benefits of Anonymous Editing
- 19. Building on the Wikipedia Model
- 20. Building on the Wikipedia Model
- 21. The End Thanks to David Jakes for his help.