Blogging through Wikipedia (2024)

What did I learn while editing Wikipedia? Through my experiences with Wikipedia, I discovered that it is an open-source encyclopedia accessible to everyone. One of its significant advantages is that anyone can edit articles freely. If someone is knowledgeable about a particular topic, they can contribute by making corrections or additions. Weekly Wikipedia editing sessions allowed me to correct misinformation or add new information, providing more accurate content for others. This activity gave me a sense of fulfillment, knowing I was helping to improve the reliability of information available to the public. During the course, I also learned various aspects of Wikipedia, such as copyright editing and detailed explanations of its processes. Initially, I assumed that an open-source encyclopedia would contain a lot of incorrect information. However, I was impressed by Wikipedia's strict rules and systems designed to ensure the accuracy of its content. For instance, the "Clean Up...

  1) 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 p...

1) This document provides guidelines on how to correctly use the categorization features of Wikipedia. It explains the guidelines for proposing the deletion, merging, or renaming of categories for discussion. Additionally, it is a useful document to refer to before extensively reclassifying existing categories or creating a large number of new ones. There are a few rules for categorizing. First, naming: when choosing a name for a category, special care must be taken to select an accurate name. Most categories prefer short and simple names, but sometimes it is necessary to deviate from this principle for clarity. Second, page classification: every Wikipedia page, except for talk pages, redirects, and user pages, should belong to at least one category where appropriate. Each categorized page should be placed in all the most specific categories to which it logically belongs. There is also the category tree structure. Categories form a nested tree structure by creating links between relate...

  1) Categories are used to group pages on similar topics. This is implemented in MediaWiki by adding text like Wiki markup to a page, thus adding it to an automatically generated list named after the category XYZ. Category pages exist in the category namespace. Each of these pages acts as a single category and is referred to as a "category." A category page contains a section titled "Subcategories" that lists other categories, and a section titled "Pages" that lists pages classified under that category. These listed pages allow for category page operations. First, linking to the category page: To link to a category page without placing the current page in that category, precede the link with a colon (e.g., [[:Category: Category name]]). Such links can be connected like regular wiki links. Second, retrieving original category information: The raw information about category members, sort keys, and timestamps (the time a page was last added to the category) ...

  1) While some of Wikipedia's articles are comprehensive from the start, most of them start with short texts and, over time, ideally, grow into well-written and comprehensive articles. All articles begin with ideas in the minds of contributors. As long as they belong to Wikipedia, they can write anything. We recommend you search for them first. In other words, you should make sure that there are no articles on the subject. If you don't have time to write a full article, consider writing a "stub." A stub is a very short article that consists of a few sentences, so you just need to add some content. On the contrary, there is a feature story. Feature stories are what we consider to be the best article in Wikipedia. Before being promoted to feature status, articles are reviewed by Wikipedia. Based on feature articles, they are featured article candidates with compelling prose, accuracy, neutrality, and completeness. 2) It's interesting that there are 'special art...

  1) "Wikimedia Commons" is a media repository created and managed by volunteers. It provides free, licensed photographs, diagrams, animations, music, voice texts, video clips, and a central repository for all kinds of media that are useful for all Wikimedia projects, the best known of which is Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia. This site allows you to upload free licensed media files (images, sounds, videos, etc.) that are useful for any Wikimedia project. However, you cannot upload mobile apps that teach or demonstrate concepts. For copyright-related items, all items you upload must be in a public domain or subject to a free GNU free document license or a free license like CC BY/BY-SA. Other images, such as scans, can also be uploaded if they have a specific license.   2) Although materials from this site can be used outside of wikimedia, it was interesting that mobile apps that teach or demonstrate concepts could not be uploaded. This is because I expected that I would be...

  1) FAQs are designed to provide a better understanding of creative commons, licenses, and other legal and technical tools, which sometimes provide basic information on very complex topics and often lead to more detailed information. CC is a global non-profit organization that enables the sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools. Creative Commons recognises the need for copyright law changes and many members of the Creative Commons community are actively involved in the copyright reform movement. Applying a CC license will give everyone the right to use your material for the entire period of that copyright and similar rights.   2) It was interesting that there was a way to apply a CC license in online materials. This is because I expected that there would be no separate method of applying it because it is set automatically when writing on the Internet. Come to think of the reason why I thought of this, it was because the po...

 activity from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hanyangprofessor2/Module/AI Assignment1: When you search for information, do you prefer to use AI or Wikipedia? Why? -  I prefer using AI because it provides answers based on the vast amount of information available on the internet. For example, if I need information about sociology, I can ask for details about the concepts, history, and relevant papers in sociology. From there, I can select the information I need. When verifying the accuracy of this information, I only need to review the selected information, making it relatively easy to compose documents. That's why I prefer using AI. Assignment2: Should AI be used to create Wikipedia articis?  - I think using AI to save time is an appropriate act. For example, in a way that summarizes long texts. However, in terms of creating new documents, they are against the use of AI. In the case of Chat GPT, the indiscriminate collection of articles on the Internet can lead to...

  1) Remix culture is a term that describes a culture that allows and encourages derivative creation by combining or editing existing materials. It permits efforts to improve, alter, or integrate the work of other creators. However, remix culture is increasingly restricted as copyright limitations increase. Remixing has a historical presence as part of human culture. It can be found in 19th-century American art through communication between indigenous peoples and immigrants. With the development of the internet, remix culture underwent changes. One example is the shift to formats that are transmitted bidirectionally based on Web 2.0. 2) The decrease in the scope of remix culture has been caused by copyright restrictions. However, through this document, I have come to realize that there is a system that flexibly regulates these restrictions. This system is called Creative Commons. It is a more permissive copyright system that began to restrict sharing and remixing activities on the ...

  1) The Free Culture Movement is a social movement that encourages the freedom to distribute and modify other people's creations in the form of free or public content without compensation. The movement opposes overly restrictive copyright laws. Many members of the movement argue that such laws hinder creativity. In other words, the movement is consistent with the philosophy of the movement, such as hacker culture, as well as the free open-source software movement. Related organizations include Creative Commons. This organization actively encourages sharing creative works and spreading ideas to create cultural vitality, scientific progress, and business innovation. 2)  The free culture movement can be positively evaluated in areas where our thinking can be expanded if content is shared for free. This is because there is also an aspect that is expected to be able to expand individual capabilities by creating more creative ideas through expanded thinking. However, there is also ...

  1) References to Wikipedia in popular culture are widespread. A satirical comedy program released the newly coined term "wikiality," a compound word of the words Wiki and reality. This means consensual truth based on the form of consensual approval. It is mentioned in other fields as well. First, it is art. In art, a statue was erected to honor Wikipedia contributors. Second, it is music. A scene of Wikipedia appears in a scene from Yankovic's music video. Third, it is a webtoon. Lastly, it is politics. In politics, it mentioned how events are organized. It is also used as a comedy material. 2) It is interesting to note that Wikipedia has been mentioned a lot in the cultural sector. This is because Wikipedia is not widely used in Korea, so Wikipedia references cannot be found in Korean culture.  In the English-speaking world, I felt that as many articles on Wikipedia were being published, it was having a profound influence on culture. I thought that cultural diversity w...

  1) Wikipedia articles should be trustworthy and based on published sources, and they should verify if all significant viewpoints on a topic have been covered in those sources. If reliable sources cannot be found for a particular topic, the article should be deleted. This means that articles lacking sources or with weak sourcing should be immediately deleted without waiting for deletion discussions. Sources are classified into three categories: primary, published, and situational. Primary sources could be books or web pages. Published refers to any form of source that has been made available to the public. Situational involves citing sources relevant to the topic. In addition to these three, sources can also be cited from news organizations. On the other hand, there are several types of sources to avoid citing. These include suspicious sources, sponsored content, self-published sources, and machine-generated fake sources. 2) It was interesting to learn that some unreliable sources...

  1) Wikipedia is authored and edited by volunteer contributors from the community, who create and edit online content through policies and guidelines established within the community. Over the years, there have been instances where false or manipulated content has persisted for extended periods due to the contributions of volunteer editors. The editing model often promotes various systematic biases, including selection bias, coverage bias, participation bias, and groupthink bias. Much of the encyclopedia is written by male editors, leading to gender biases in coverage, while concerns have also been raised about biases related to race, spin, corporate interests, and national biases due to the composition of the editing community. As a result, Wikipedia has established the following criteria for evaluating reliability: accuracy of information provided in articles, appropriateness of images, sensitivity to and removal of false information, and verifiability of statements from reputab...

  1)  GFC portrays itself as a pioneering ethnographic study of Wikipedia culture. In summarizing the overall content, the success of Wikipedia may result more from the community and their cultural norms than from technical aspects. The book consists of a total of 8 chapters, covering various aspects such as issues addressed on Wikipedia and potential challenges that may arise. 2)  In this chapter, openness is defined as "characterized as an accessible and flexible type of collaboration, whose results can be widely shared." Typically, when people talk about openness, they tend to interpret it literally as something open to everyone, meaning accessible to all. However, in this text, openness was approached not simply as being open, but as a concept of accessibility to anyone. By assigning this meaning, the role of the open-source encyclopedia became clearer. Moreover, by adding some characteristics, a clearer conceptualization was made. These characteristics are open conte...

  1) "Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia" was published in 2010 and deals with the topics of Wikipedia and the Wikipedia community. This book portrays Wikipedia as a pioneering ethnographic study. It starts with Nazis and norms, providing a textual overview and the author's methodology. In the second part, it explains the pursuit of the universal encyclopedia and explores the history of encyclopedias and community collaboration. Additionally, it covers various topics such as collaborative goodwill, the mystery of openness, licensing issues, challenges of consensus, and encyclopedia anxiety. Through this book, one can easily understand what kind of open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia is. 2) I thought that information about Wikipedia would be found on the website, as Wikipedia is an internet-based encyclopedia. However, I found it interesting and unique that one can learn about Wikipedia through a paper book. Despite the advancement of technology and the pred...

  1) Neutrality should not be understood as an encyclopedia's role, but as a contributor's aspirations and intentional position. We must appreciate the ideals of universalism, openness, and good faith from a similar point of view of the contributor. For example, there are inherent tensions and practical difficulties within an open content community.  However, if you simplify the online community by one theory, you have to rely on Godwin's Law. Thus, This theory discusses how Godwin's Law applies to online communities, highlighting the tendency for conflicts to escalate and for individuals to resort to extreme comparisons like calling each other Nazis. Despite Wikipedia's aim for a higher good, it's still susceptible to human nature's flaws, as journalist Stacy Schiff notes. However, Wikipedia's collaborative culture, based on positive norms like "Don't Bite the Newcomers" and "Assume Good Faith," helps mitigate conflicts and foste...

  1)  Wikipidia discusses controversies surrounding the normativity of reference works like dictionaries and encyclopedias, focusing on their perceived authority, marketing strategies, and implications for societal norms and credibility. It explores ideological biases in reference works, citing examples like Conservapedia's opposition to perceived liberal bias in Wikipedia and historical instances of bias. Additionally, it delves into the complexities of knowledge production, contrasting views on collective intelligence theories and questioning whether access to encyclopedic production should be limited to those with established credentials. Furthermore, it examines the universal encyclopedic vision, its aspiration for expansive knowledge production and accessibility, and critics' skepticism about its success, reflecting broader discussions on modernity, technology, and knowledge dissemination. 2)  It was intriguing to see Wikipedia categorizing biased articles due to its...

 1)  The passage provides insights into the autocratic tendencies of community founders in open content communities like Wikipedia, emphasizing their informal leadership roles shaped by initial contributions and influence on community culture. It explores the dynamic between Wikipedia co-founders Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, highlighting Sanger's initial leadership and subsequent resignation due to tensions with Nupedia's progress and Wikipedia's community. Wales' influence on Wikipedia's culture is discussed, focusing on his behind-the-scenes leadership style and emphasis on values like patience, civility, and humility. The passage also delves into Wikipedia's governance structure, highlighting the roles of administrators, ArbCom, and the Board of Trustees, while emphasizing the importance of collaborative norms and good judgment among administrators. Overall, it provides a comprehensive overview of leadership dynamics and governance in Wikipedia's communi...

  1. summary The Wikipedia community, while valuing good faith and consensus in decision-making, remains relatively tolerant of the inherent ambiguities in collaborative encyclopedia work, trusting human judgment over time.  Although it faces real-world conflicts and unique challenges, Wikipedia hasn't become the global "adjustment and adjudication" institution Wells envisioned. Nonetheless, it serves as a fascinating example of historic community decision-making in a new context, especially due to its openness and the challenges it poses to consensus practice. These challenges are exemplified in humorous definitions of consensus and in scenarios like changing a light bulb on Wikipedia, showcasing the intricate processes involved.  Despite its frustrations, Wikipedia's consensus-building approach sometimes leads to unique solutions, although it can be hindered by irreconcilable differences or external threats. Thus, Wikipedia's leadership, epitomized by the "...

watch video “How to Find Reliable Sources for Your Research" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources review guidelines on reliable sources for specialized topics ;  Cite 1. summary Following the last session, we learned about Wikipedia:Reliable_sources and shared our opinions. Let's read the material above and summarize what we have learned further. News sources often contain both fact-based and opinion content. News reports from well-known media outlets are generally considered reliable in factual statements. News reports from relatively less famous media outlets generally have less reliability in factual statements. In other words, when information is imported from a media organization, a fact-checking process is necessary. If information is imported from this place, not only the newspaper that wrote the original text, but also the reprinted newspaper and institution must be marked as the source.  There are many sites within Wikipedia that cannot be used as ...