W6. Who write Wikipedia? / Jung Jisoo

Who write Wikipedia?


1.Summary

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. So, anyone who wants to edit can edit Wikipedia. In this class, I learned various theories related to Wikipedia. The first is the "bazzal model". This model argues that all active people are equal, while the "cathedral model" argues that vertically, hierarchies exist more clearly. The next is “Window Theory”. The Broken Window Theory is a theory of the norm-setting and signaling effects for additional crime and anti-social behavior. In this theory, it is said that maintaining an orderly condition and monitoring are important. Finally, “Lessig's pathetic dot theory” says that our behavior has four effects. The four are Market, Law, Norms, and Architecture.

With these four theories, I found out that there are numerous accounts on Wikipedia, but the actual participants are around 30,000 to 100,000. Also, it was found that there was a clear difference in participation rates by gender and age.


2. An interesting point I learned & Question

As mentioned earlier, I found that the participation rate is very different depending on age and gender. Through this class, I learned that 59% of Wikipedia editors are in their 17-40s, and 91% of Wikipedia editors are male. I was very interested in the difference according to gender rather than the participation rate by age. As for age, people who are more familiar with computers are more likely to access Wikipedia than generations who are not familiar with computers. So, I think the difference can be big by age group. However, I wondered why there were much more male participants than female participants. Why is the participation rate of women so low? I wonder what you think about the reason.


Comments

  1. Shinhee Kim, 김신희April 7, 2021 at 4:22 AM

    Jisoo, I have a question about the same topic as you. There is a big difference between female and male editors, so what characteristics of gender is it related to? It may be a biased idea, but men seem to enjoy dealing with and using computers more than women do. The exact figures are unknown, but if it is true that men spend more time on computers than women, this will likely affect Wikipedia editors' statistics.

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  2. SOMIN PARK (박소민)April 7, 2021 at 4:35 AM

    In my subjective opinion, the atmosphere of Wikipedia articles is mostly not soft. Also, when you enter Wikipedia's page or edit page, you will be able to confirm that the interface is too outdated. Because of this, women don't seem to use it well.

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