W2: Thoughts after reading "Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia" - Preface

●Thoughts on "Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia" - Preface.


After reading the preface of "Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia", I was deeply impressed. In order to complete this book, the author got the help of many people and thanked them. This book is also very helpful for newcomers to use Wikipedia, and it is free. And tell us the origin of Wikipedia, the predecessors spent a lot of effort, and finally became the most popular website today.

• What is Wikipedia?


Wikipedia is an encyclopedia-like collaborative project based on Wiki technology in hundreds of languages. A web encyclopedia written in multiple languages. Wikipedia is operated by the non-profit organization Wikimedia Foundation, and Wikipedia accepts donations. Features are free content and free editing. It is the largest and most popular reference book on the global network, and the most popular among the top ten websites in the world.



• Reasons for Wikipedia's success.


I think the success of Wikipedia is precisely because of its non-profit nature. The founder Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger has also always insisted on the public welfare of Wikipedia. He does not place advertisements on the Wikipedia website and does not operate as a company. He strives to avoid any commercial elements. Therefore, it attracts people from all over the world with its unique affinity and knowledge.


• problem


Everyone is free to edit Wikipedia, even high school students, so is all the information on Wikipedia reliable?


China likes to call magnificent ancient buildings such as the Great Wall of Mankind a miracle project of mankind, because in the eyes of people today, it is totally incredible to build such a large and ingenious building only by manpower moving one brick by one tile in ancient times.  In the future, AI editors will completely replace human typing hands. Internet content will be produced by super AI that have passed the Turing test. Later generations may be amazed: The world’s largest encyclopedia-Wikipedia, is actually produced by millions of people from People from all over the world worked together to knock out.



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