I have a question about editing, if anyone knows. If I want to put the Korean version of an article in English, how can I translate it without disconnecting it so that people know they are about the same subject?
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Friday, September 13, 2013
W2 - jeoung sae young
My first edits. Describe why you made them.
I took ENGLISH READING IN INFORMATION SOCIOLOGY in last class. Before class I did not understand Wikipedia. I wondered why we study Wikipedia. My first edits were stared in assignment. My first edits were unfamiliar and difficult. During assignment our team make mistake and conflict. I think last class was hard time.
But my first edits are interesting about a novelty. the more I edit article, the more I understood meaning of class. so I took fall class. This class is difficult because of my low English skill. but I try to overcome English skill through taking notes and dictionary.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
W2-4 Reading
1) Wikipedia is both a community and an encyclopedia. Since it launched with its own address in January 15, 2001, it has been tremendously and unbelievably successful, so it's somehow very natural to look at what Wikipedia has had and will have beyond itself.
Based on Godwin's Law of Lazi Analogues, people tend to think the worst of one another, especially on the internet. Then, how do we see if 'good faith', which obviously makes community flourish, does exist in Wikipedia? And how does that affect on Wikipedia's success? What else does it have to be popular like now?
Wikipedia's success is not a first night thing, there is a certain history of how Wikipedia forms as what it looks like now. If we look back to the very first, it started with Otlet's needs to save information and find more easily. It went through many projects including Well's 'World brain', 'Xanadu', 'Gutenberg', and so on throughout the history till finally it came to Wikipedia.
Wikipedia, as a community having texture in it, wants to have more than an educational resource. Also it wants to make collaborative culture and spread it to the world.
2) I am surprised that origin of Wike came from Hawai. I thought it was otherwise. Also I really like what Jimmy Wales, cofounder of Wikipedia, said that "My dream is that someday this encyclopedia will be available for just the cost of printing to schoolhouses across the world, including ‘3rd world’ countries that won’t be able to afford widespread internet access for years. How many African villages can afford a set of Britannicas? I suppose not many…”. Because for me, it really shows how Wikipedia should go, and it seems to be determined already when it was blueprinted. I think that's the reason people don't think Wikipedia is not only an encyclopedia and try to make real community with and in it.
3) I want to know what the consequence of Citizendium was and get better ideas why people like Wikipedia more by comparing Nupedia, which consisted of elites and considered to having more reliable sources, and Wikipdeia. I also want to think further how we can develop Wikipedia to be provided more people, especially, '3rd world'.
Based on Godwin's Law of Lazi Analogues, people tend to think the worst of one another, especially on the internet. Then, how do we see if 'good faith', which obviously makes community flourish, does exist in Wikipedia? And how does that affect on Wikipedia's success? What else does it have to be popular like now?
Wikipedia's success is not a first night thing, there is a certain history of how Wikipedia forms as what it looks like now. If we look back to the very first, it started with Otlet's needs to save information and find more easily. It went through many projects including Well's 'World brain', 'Xanadu', 'Gutenberg', and so on throughout the history till finally it came to Wikipedia.
Wikipedia, as a community having texture in it, wants to have more than an educational resource. Also it wants to make collaborative culture and spread it to the world.
2) I am surprised that origin of Wike came from Hawai. I thought it was otherwise. Also I really like what Jimmy Wales, cofounder of Wikipedia, said that "My dream is that someday this encyclopedia will be available for just the cost of printing to schoolhouses across the world, including ‘3rd world’ countries that won’t be able to afford widespread internet access for years. How many African villages can afford a set of Britannicas? I suppose not many…”. Because for me, it really shows how Wikipedia should go, and it seems to be determined already when it was blueprinted. I think that's the reason people don't think Wikipedia is not only an encyclopedia and try to make real community with and in it.
3) I want to know what the consequence of Citizendium was and get better ideas why people like Wikipedia more by comparing Nupedia, which consisted of elites and considered to having more reliable sources, and Wikipdeia. I also want to think further how we can develop Wikipedia to be provided more people, especially, '3rd world'.
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.
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Wikipedia is both a community
and an encyclopedia. So how we should understand Wikipedia’s collaborative
culture is really important factor to understand Wikipedia.
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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.
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One of the main power point of Wikipedia
is ‘anyone can edit’
2)
Mention of any new,
interesting, or unusual items learned.
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Wikipedia culture encourages contributors
to treat and think of others well.
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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.
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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?
W2- sehyun oh
W2- My first edits
sehyun oh
My first edits was the last semester. Before I took the class, I just searched some articles in Wikipedia. But I learned about tools in Wikipedia and tried to use them. At first editing, I just changed and deleted few words that people didn't have to know. But I saw some of students' editing, I realized that I had to use more tools when I edited an article. So I tried to use more editing tools in Wikipedia and my editing skills improved better than before. My first editing was poor compared with other students but it was the driving force to practice more to me.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
W2 Blog Topic: My first edits.
My first edit was fun and interesting. I've used Wikipedia several times to search for my curiosity or assignments, it was my first time actually editing, even with an official account. Especially when I started adding information which I only know, because it was so local, I found the joy of sharing, like I was taking to my friends about my hometown which I only know and they've never been to.
In spite of, I would rather want to write about what I felt after I had a chance to look into what and how my colleagues edited since I already presented my first edits during the class. When I started my editing last week, I think I limited my self into a small box which enables me to check minor mistakes. However I was really impressed how we can contribute to Wikipedia by sharing information.
One of my classmates added a photo to make an article visualized, and another student put the Korean pronunciation next to an English word. What I learned about Wiki, I am sure if it's correct though, it shows whatever you put and it's itself what you make, if that makes sense. Wiki doesn't have a certain set you need to follow in terms of editing information, and I cautiously guess that might be the fact people are attracted by.
In spite of, I would rather want to write about what I felt after I had a chance to look into what and how my colleagues edited since I already presented my first edits during the class. When I started my editing last week, I think I limited my self into a small box which enables me to check minor mistakes. However I was really impressed how we can contribute to Wikipedia by sharing information.
One of my classmates added a photo to make an article visualized, and another student put the Korean pronunciation next to an English word. What I learned about Wiki, I am sure if it's correct though, it shows whatever you put and it's itself what you make, if that makes sense. Wiki doesn't have a certain set you need to follow in terms of editing information, and I cautiously guess that might be the fact people are attracted by.
Friday, September 6, 2013
W1 - sehyun oh
What I know about Wikipedia and what I want to learn about it.
sehyun Oh
Before I took the Wikipedia class, I knew that Wikipedia was dictionary like 'naver dictionary'. So I could find some words or articles. But after I took Wikipedia class, I knew that Wikipedia was encyclopedia and everyone could edit in Wikipedia. I was so excited about it. During the class, I studied that editing, making article and etc. in Wikipedia. But I am unskilled about editing Wikipedia, so I will try to study more. Professor taught many things about Wikipedia but sometimes I couldn't use some tools because I didn't understant them. So I want to learn about some tools that I didn't understand in the spring semester.
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