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There is a value called Wikipedia

Some people say that wikis are the most elegant way for humans to spread knowledge, and it helps countless people without money to receive free education. Wiki's success proves that humans are social animals that can survive through cooperation.

Through the course study and reading, I gradually learned more about Wikipedia, I was not only surprised by its achievements but also deeply moved by its spirit and values. I summarized some of the characteristics of Wikipedia:

l High degree of open interaction: everyone can become an encyclopedia editor

There are no barriers for users to access Wikipedia, and any online user in the world could become a potential user and editor, It ignores factors such as the editor's gender, age, social grade, occupation, and so on, so long as it is a registered user, it has the right to write, modify and edit entries. This allows the team of Wikipedia authors to expand infinitely in theory, The group of authors from over the world carries on the open interactive discussion and the research to the content of a certain subject field puts forward various different or even opposite opinions, which is advantageous to the research of the subject content.

l Freedom and equality: achieving free exchange of knowledge and communication

The ultimate idea of Wikipedia is to build a free, open, worldwide encyclopedia, Anyone is equal on the Internet, no one has privileges, Everyone can write new entries or edit or modify existing ones, so as to practice "everyone for me, I for everyone" utopian ideal. The most precious spirit of Wikipedia is the spirit of equality and freedom, It guarantees people the right and opportunity to fully express their views in order to promote the free exchange of knowledge and information. Wikipedia believes that "the truth will be more and more clear ", Expose all knowledge to the sun and let readers judge, think and examine.

l Free sharing: the world's largest free encyclopedia

The creation of an encyclopedia that "everyone can write, everyone can use for free" was the starting point and ideal of Wikipedia. Wikipedia seeks to spread knowledge in every language free of charge to everyone in the world who needs it. Wikipedia rejects commercialization, rejects advertising, Currently, only one full-time staff member responsible for software maintenance is paid, all sources of income are donations, and all entries are written by volunteers, free of charge for users worldwide. It's completely free so that it does n' t enter the threshold, and anyone can read, download, quote, and collect its content free of charge. This has been welcomed by global users, increased its global influence, and eventually developed into the world's largest knowledge exchange library.

l completeness: relatively perfect security protection mechanism

The high degree of openness of Wikipedia, while greatly user-friendly, has also a lot of security problems. In order to solve this contradiction, Wikipedia has developed a relatively perfect security mechanism, For important pages, the content can be locked, each page has an update record, that is, keep the version of each change of the page, so that even if the whole page is deleted, the manager can pull the previous version from the record. For vandalism, measures can also be taken to record and close their IP, etc. These measures not only facilitate knowledge exchange but also ensure the security of the system. Wikipedia believes that "most people are kind ", that the vast number of volunteer writers themselves are the most powerful supervisors, and that some definitions of extreme and irrational attitudes will soon be criticized and revised in full view.

l immediate publication: 

no centralized quality review, but quality inspection is available to all.

The compilation of traditional encyclopedias takes time and effort, and even revisions take years, so it is difficult to ensure that encyclopedias can keep pace with the times and social development. But Wikipedia doesn't have that problem. With the help of the Internet, any concept or vocabulary reflecting the new progress and trend of social science, technology, and culture will be added to the world's enthusiastic authors for the first time. This ensures that Wikipedia will always be in the latest state and become the world's fastest updated encyclopedia. Wikipedia does not have a centralized quality audit, but it can not be said that there is no quality control, because published content can only be accepted and approved by the majority of users can be preserved, Therefore, in this sense, everyone is doing quality supervision, everyone is the editor.

l challenge authority: respect for the right of everyone to express their views

The authority of traditional encyclopedias comes from experts and scholars who write entries, but no expert dares to claim that his views are the most complete and absolutely correct. Wikipedia's high degree of openness and freedom and equality makes no one privileged, and hence no authoritative opinion. This makes the expression of knowledge no longer monopolized by a few, and anyone can express their views, But it is up to the public to judge and decide whether the knowledge provided by the individual is valuable or acceptable to others, This decentralized model of thinking is subversion and challenge to the authoritative mode of thinking of traditional encyclopedia.

      In addition, I also learned more about Wikipedia's history and stories through this video. It is recommended that you take a look.


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