Tuesday, September 10, 2013

[Week2] English Reading in Information Sociology – Understanding Wikipedia

English Reading in Information Sociology – Understanding Wikipedia w2

1)     Summarize in your own words of materials you read.
-       Wikipedia is both a community and an encyclopedia. So how we should understand Wikipedia’s collaborative culture is really important factor to understand Wikipedia.
-       Wikipedia now has a number of features including talk or discussion page, history page, special template, etc. And these features make Wikipedia as a sophisticated content creation.
-       One of the main power point of Wikipedia is ‘anyone can edit’

2)     Mention of any new, interesting, or unusual items learned.
-       Wikipedia culture encourages contributors to treat and think of others well.
-       After Wikipedia has been founded, the inspiration for a free and open source encyclopedia might be thought of as the most recent stage of long running pursuit.

3)     Question, Concern, Discussion angle.
-       As we know, there are almost three million articles on English Wikipedia, but there are also quality gap. It seems one of the most important and serious matter faced to Wikipedia. The users who using Wikipedia always want to get a high quality of information.  According to this diagnosis, what is proper prescription to Wikipedia?


1 comment:

  1. As you mentioned in number 2, I liked the statement of reading 'love our work and love each other even when we disagree'. I think that helps contributors to treat others well.

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