Blogging through Wikipedia (2023)

  1. Summary The goal of Wikipedia is to build and maintain an encyclopedia covering all branches of human knowledge. So in the English Wikipedia, hundreds of new articles are created every day and more articles are expanded, and these articles are displayed in DYK. But the display time is limited. The purpose of DYK is to showcase new and improved content and to illustrate to readers that Wikipedia articles are constantly being improved and expanded; to highlight the diversity of Wikipedia information and provide facts on a range of topics; to recognize editors for their contributions to expanding and improving Wikipedia Work done by Wikipedia; facilitating the recruitment of new editors. 2. Interesting points It should be noted that DYK is not a smaller version of featured content or good articles, although selected good articles do appear in DYK. DYK is also not a collection of general trifles and a means of advertising. DYK's rules apply only to articles that have achieved any ...

  1. Summary Every Wikipedia page should belong to at least one category. Except for discussion pages, redirection pages and user pages, they can be selectively placed in categories where appropriate. An article should be classified under the most specific branch in the category tree as much as possible, rather than being repeated in the parent category above it. The classification of articles must be verifiable. Classification must also maintain a neutral point of view. The definition characteristics of article topics are the core of article classification. The central goal of the category system is to provide navigation links to Wikipedia pages in the category hierarchy. After understanding the basic (defined) features of topics, readers can browse and quickly find the set of topic pages defined by these features. When naming a category, one should be particularly careful and choose its name accurately.  2. Interesting points Naming conventions are divided into general conve...

1. Summary Most Wikipedia articles start with stubs and grow into well-written and comprehensive articles over time. But there are also some articles that are comprehensive from the beginning. The article is divided into different stages, starting with the article that has never been created; Make a stub; Then add an article stub template at the end of the article; Once the stub has real content, it is a real article, and the stub template of the article can be deleted, and then the article can be developed and edited; If possible, it is best to make the article a good article or a featured article. 2. Interesting points Featured articles are the best articles in Wikipedia. Featured articles are characterized by striking prose, accuracy, neutrality and completeness. 3. Discussion points So in order to make a good article, how can we ensure the accuracy, neutrality and completeness of the article?

  1. Summary "Wiki Commons" (referred to as "Shared Resources" for short) is a library of media files created and maintained by voluntary artists without charge. Shared resources can be used for all wiki projects, providing all wiki projects with a central library for storing freely available photos, pictures, animations, music, language files, videos and other media files. So we can also upload our own photos, but we can't upload other photos without copyright. When uploading photos, you need to pay attention to the classification problem. For example, I once uploaded a photo of the Ferris wheel, so I need to classify this photo into the classification of' Ferris wheel in Korea'. 2. Interesting points Interestingly, there are all kinds of pictures in the shared resources, ranging from small snacks to large buildings. 3. Discussion points How to ensure that our photo classification is correct?

   1. Summary After reading this article, I understand that Remix culture is a term to describe society, which refers to the cultural phenomenon that people recreate and recreate existing cultural works through digital technology in the digital age; Encourage society to combine or edit existing materials to produce new creative works or derivative works.  In general, remix culture allows the works of creators and copyright owners to be improved, changed, integrated or otherwise mixed, regardless of whether the copyright owners allow it or not. Remix culture allows people to create and communicate more freely and flexibly, while promoting cultural diversity and innovation. However, remix culture is also controversial. Some people think that remix culture may infringe the copyright and intellectual property rights of original works. 2. Interesting points Interestingly, when describing that remix has always been a part of human culture, the author cited the idea of...

  1. Summary The free culture movement is a social movement referring to the freedom to distribute and modify the creative works of others as free and open content on the Internet or other forms of media without compensation or consent to the creators of the works . The free-culture movement, with its ethos of free exchange of ideas, is aligned with the free and open-source-software movement, as well as other movements and philosophies such as open access (OA), the remix culture, the hacker culture, the access to knowledge movement, the copyleft movement and the public domain movement. 2. Interesting points An organization often associated with Free Culture is Creative Commons, founded by Lawrence Lessig. CC promotes the sharing of creative works and the dissemination of ideas to generate cultural vitality, scientific advancement, and commercial innovation. 3. Discussion points Do you think the free culture movement applies to other countries, like China?

   1. Summary Wikipedia is widely referenced in popular culture. There is a segment of people who emulate Wikipedia's openness, where individuals destroy or modify articles in non-constructive ways. Still others use Wikipedia as a reference book, or actively compare their intelligence to Wikipedia. In some cases, Wikipedia is used not as an encyclopedia at all, but more as a character trait, or even as a game, such as Wikiracing. Wikipedia has also become culturally significant, with many people viewing their Wikipedia entries as a status symbol. 2. Interesting points While most hoaxes on Wikipedia are short-lived (89% of discovered hoaxes are flagged within one hour of creation and only 1% of hoaxes persist for more than a year), those that make it past this initial screening have an increased probability of continuing to "survive" and remain a part of Wikipedia for much longer (if a hoax survives past its first day, it has an 18% probability of lasting for a year or mor...

  1. Summary After reading this article, I understand that Wikipedia articles must have reliable sources, and the opinions in the sources should be neutral. Articles should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. This means that we publish only the analysis, views, and opinions of reliable authors, and not those of Wikipedians who have read and interpreted primary source material for themselves. 2. Interesting points News headlines—including subheadlines—are not a reliable source.  I think this is important because some news headlines are written to grab the reader's attention quickly and briefly; their news content may be exaggerated or lack context, and even sometimes contain sensational claims. 3. Discussion points Do you know how to test reliable sources?

  1. Summary Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia is a 2010 book by Joseph M. Reagle Jr. that deals with the topic of Wikipedia and the Wikipedia community.  I think this is an excellent book. From this book, I learned that the core of a wiki is a collaborative community, a community where many volunteers freely and voluntarily share their knowledge; children as young as seven or eight years old Children or old people can become wiki volunteers. And wikis are free and unpaid, so all Wikipedians work on wikis not for money, but for love and helping others. Second, I learned about the history of Wikipedia, its establishment is a long process. Wikipedia is also an open content community, but open does not mean that all rules can be ignored. I learned from this book the five characteristics of an open content community: open content, transparency, integrity, non-discrimination, and non-interference. Additionally, Wikipedia has liberal and egalitarian values such as f...

  1. Summary Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and an open content community at the same time. Neutral views and integrity are at the core of this collaboratively produced encyclopedia. "Neutral" should not be understood as a description of the encyclopedia, but as a The wishes and intent positions of its contributors. Mutual aid and mutual struggle are the laws of animal life, so of course a world encyclopedia built by thousands of strangers will not be without scenes of mutual struggle. This is where an informal benevolent dictator is needed to gently guide the community, mediate Internal disputes among those who are well-intentioned, and ward off those who are dishonest. Nothing is static, including Wikipedia, but it is changing for the better. I believe that Wikipedia will not disappear, and neither will the contributors to Wikipedia. 2. Interesting points I find it interesting that people use wiki as a buzzword to imply that something can magically change business, government...

    1. Summary This article revolves around the title of "benevolent dictator," which should only be bestowed upon leaders who have exercised caution and continued to make important contributions, including now wisely exercising authoritarian power.  Because of the open and voluntary nature of Wikipedia, leaders are expected to lead by example, because their leadership is built on exemplary behavior, through action rather than appointment.  An informal benevolent dictator can gently guide the community, mediate internal disputes between those who are well-intentioned, and fend off those who are dishonest.  Second, Wales and Sanger's leadership philosophy and expectations of the community profoundly shaped Wikipedia's direction and culture. 2. Interesting points I like a quote from Wales:  "I have many faults, but refusal to listen is not really among them. I make mistakes, but I am calm and educable. I try to land in the center on most issues, rat...

  1. Summary This article introduces that Wikipedia is an open content community, but being open does not mean that all rules can be ignored. The authors collate five characteristics of open content communities: open content, transparency, integrity, non-discrimination, and non-interference. The openness of Wikipedia has advantages and disadvantages. Anyone can edit Wikipedia, including those without a Wiki account. So this leads to constant destruction of Wikipedia, such as robots editing Wikipedia; but in my experience of editing Wikipedia, many times when editing, I will be asked to enter a string of verification codes to ensure that I am not a robot. Good to keep bots from wrecking Wikipedia. Additionally, Wikipedia has liberal and egalitarian values such as freedom of speech and gender equality. Second, Wikipedia's goal is to minimize marginalization and extremism. 2. Interesting points What is interesting is the WikiChix incident cited by the author. WikiChix’s practice of ex...

    Summary of reading material 2 --HE YUNONG (하우농) 1. Summary The author gives examples of those who pursued the encyclopedia (even though it was wrong or failed.), from the early philologists to the eventual founding of Wikipedia, which has experienced a long time. These different technology-driven cases are all about building a cosmic encyclopedia—that is, Wikipedia—for the production and dissemination of human knowledge. Wiki belongs to Web 2.0. Web 2.0 includes social networking sites, blogs, video sharing sites, etc. They are all sites where anyone can edit and express their opinions. Therefore, Web 2.0 has created a modern culture, a culture that each of us can participate in and create. Therefore, wikis also have the characteristics of Internet 2.0, allowing everyone to edit wikis, but they must be well-founded remarks, and they cannot publish their own biased remarks like social networking sites. 2. Interesting points What is interesting is a passage from the example ...

  Summary of reading material 1 --HE YUNONG (하우농) 1. Summary After reading these articles, I learned more about Wikipedia. As mentioned in the article, no one would have imagined that Wikipedia could become the top website today. Before I took the course taught, I was also a person who had only heard of wiki but could not use or understand what Wikipedia was, including wiki voyage, wiki data, etc. Because I have never been taught, I am very grateful to the professor for letting me know about wiki and joining wiki. I understand that the core of wiki is a collaborative community, where many volunteers freely and voluntarily share their knowledge; Children as young as seven or eight years old and elderly people can become volunteers in wiki. One of the characteristics of wiki is that it is free and unpaid, so all wiki people don't work on wiki for money, but to love and help others. Wiki can develop into such a top-level website today without the efforts of these volunteers, and I thi...