W2 : Why Wikipedia? - Park Chan Young (박찬영) LATE POSTING - ADDED

1) Summary

Wikipedia does not generate financial benefits and consists of people's voluntary participation. The collaboration of people who voluntarily gathered develops information little by little. Wikipedia is easy for anyone in the world to access information. It also gave the right to create, modify, and edit data. Because it is made by individuals, Wikipedia's reliability can be questioned. However, misinformation can be corrected quickly because many individuals participate.


2) Interesting point

It was interesting that fun accounted for a significant portion of the reasons for participating in Wikipedia. I think this is why Wikipedia can be maintained. There is a saying that genius cannot beat those who try, and those who try cannot beat those who enjoy. It will be a more powerful knowledge warehouse due to people looking for fun in Wikipedia.


3) Discussion angle


One of Wikipedia's characteristics is its openness to anyone's participation. This openness fits the current situation in which the value of sharing is growing. As the scope of the shared economy widens and many people become accustomed to the lifestyle, Wikipedia, which has similar characteristics, will also have greater power. I wonder what others think about Wikipedia's future as it grows in a shared economy.

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  1. SOMIN PARK (박소민)March 15, 2021 at 5:56 AM

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    I think Wikipedia will develop more and more in the shared economy situation! This is because people are getting used to sharing their knowledge and information as well as sharing material things in the stared economy. As I can find a lot of information on Youtube and Naver now, Wikipedia is likely to make a lot of progess.

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