w4. The Puzzle of Openness

 

Summary

The central aspiration in pursuing a universal encyclopedia is to increase access to information. It opens up opportunities and abilities for everyone. Wikipedia users share common norms and rules. We also rely on each other and give friendly feedback. However, it can be difficult to balance the associated values of transparency, integrity, and nondiscrimination, as well as other concerns such as free speech and the safety of people and the project itself. Furthermore, boundaries are a fundamental feature of any community, even for those that aspire to openness because it is rarely a simple binary of open or closed. Ultimately, an important explanatory function of the open content community is a number of discussions on how to balance its value.

Interesting

Problematic users will drive good users away from Wikipedia far more often than good users will drive away problematic ones. — Extreme Unction’s Third Law

It reminds me of a pretty sad reality that today has to face many threats to tell the truth. The real problem cannot always include information in favor of a political group. The detailed truth, apart from its value, is offensive to many. And what about being politically pure? Just as you cannot be sure of yourself, it is inevitable that many others are suspicious.

Discussion

The reason why there are fewer articles in Korean Wikipedia is because there are rules that are too strict compared to other similar wikis, people say. Do you really feel that way? Then, how should it be changed for openness?

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