W14.2 June 7 (Fri) - Hong gyeongmin(홍경민)

 

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Wikipedia's goal is to build and maintain an encyclopedia that covers all areas of human knowledge. Hundreds of new articles are written every day on Wikipedia in English. DYK presents new and improved content by presenting a series of facts, some of which come with images that lead to the articles of choice.

DYK first appeared on its main page on Feb. 22, 2004. It aims to achieve the following five goals. 1. It showcases new and improved content and shows readers the continuous improvement and expansion of Wikipedia's article collection. 2. It highlights a variety of information from Wikipedia to provide insight into the scope of the material it covers. 3. It recognizes the work done by editors to expand and improve Wikipedia to present facts on various topics that may not necessarily be exposed on the main page, and encourages them to continue working on it, thereby retaining editors and contributing to ongoing content improvement. 5. Encourage readers to edit articles published on DYK or start themselves, thereby encouraging the recruitment of new editors.

DYK uses four basic criteria along with review requirements to determine whether it is fit or not. First, new. Articles at the time of recommendation should be considered new. This means that they have been written, expanded five times, or promoted to excellent article status in the seven days prior to recommendation. Second, length. Articles should be at least 1,500 characters in original prose, including only raw text and not including markup. Third, policy compliance. Wikipedia's most important content policies, which include Wikipedia: verifiability, Wikipedia: copyright violations, and Wikipedia: biographies of survivors, must be observed.

 

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I found out the following. The "Did You Know" (DYK) section on Wikipedia's Main Page highlights new or significantly expanded articles through an informal review process, differing from a general trivia section by adhering to specific criteria. Articles must be newly created, significantly expanded, or promoted to good article status within seven days prior to nomination. Each article must contain at least 1500 characters of original prose and properly cited information for the facts in the "hook" that appear on the Main Page. Submissions must comply with core Wikipedia policies, including verifiability and copyright regulations. Additionally, frequent nominators are required to review other nominations, ensuring a reciprocal quality control system known as quid pro quo (QPQ).

 

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What steps would be good to add to the DYK process?

Comments

  1. KIM MINJUNJune 3, 2024 at 3:38 AM

    One of the main questions of the DYK project is the thoroughness of the review process. I wonder if there is any possibility that the article in question will be accidentally published in the DYK. In particular, the specific procedures are not clear on what mechanisms the article complies with the policy and how it is handled if it violates the policy. Also, I wonder how the number of editors and managers who contribute to the DYK project and their contributions are evaluated and managed.

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  2. machenxiao 2020093790June 3, 2024 at 11:12 PM

    In addition to the existing review requirements, further incentives for editors to participate in the DYK program could be considered, for example, by establishing a reward or recognition mechanism to encourage editors to actively nominate articles or participate in the review of other nominations.

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  3. Jiyoon LeeeJune 4, 2024 at 9:38 PM

    I think new editors should develop training modules or tutorials on how to write and extend articles to meet DYK standards.

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