W14: Did you know

 

1. What is “Did you know?”

Did you know is one of several sections posted on the main page that loads immediately upon access to Wikipedia, presenting new articles to readers. Picking up interesting points in the article, talk to people, “There is such a thing, did you know?” to stimulate interest in the article. This is not permanently posted, it is only exposed on the main page for a certain period of time. New articles are published on Wikipedia every day, and among them, those that meet certain criteria are selected as Did you know articles through a set review process.

The designation of this Did you know article results in some pretty tricky discussions. If a Did you know article is nominated, it is prepared in the queue and uploaded to the main page. Articles past the upload period are stored elsewhere after publication.

 

2. Impressive

There are two things that are impressive. One is about Hooks and the other is about how they are nominated as Did you know articles.

Hook is interesting. This is because it has to be fact-based and neutral while capturing the reader's interest in a few short sentences. In some ways, it seems to play a role like a headcopy of an advertisement, or a headline of a news article. I think it's pretty interesting to make the reader want to click with a Hook with the nuance of "Did you know what this is?

Also, it is impressive that the process of selecting a Did you know article is not as automated as I expected. I didn't know it requires manual review of so many people. In fact, until I took this week’s class, I thought that Did you know articles were just randomly selected and exposed in the main page section. I think this Did You Know article selection process is an example of using collective intelligence well.

 

3. Discussion

In this way, how does nominating Did you know articles and exposing them on the main page affect the development of Wikipedia? I'd like to talk about what else could be more than giving readers the opportunity to read articles they never thought of.

Also, are there any memorable articles you came across through this Did you know section? I want to be introduced to what it is.

 

 

Comments

  1. Shinhee Kim, 김신희June 5, 2021 at 7:20 AM

    Minkyo, I read the article on your DYK page well. I think that posting about new content on the main page appeals to people that Wikipedia is not just an encyclopedia, it allows various people to communicate and new things are constantly being created. If people look at Wikipedia in a fragmentary way, it feels like a hard dictionary, but if people recognize that it is a page that people create themselves, I think users can feel more affection for the Wikipedia page and develop it.

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  2. 박채정 Park ChaeJeongJune 5, 2021 at 7:40 AM

    Hi, Minkyo.
    I read your writing well. The first part of the explanation, which stimulates interest by talking to people, seems to fit the purpose of DYK's operation. If you look at the DYK section, you can feel once again that various people are participating. It consists of nominated articles, and people reviewing them, and various opinions. That's why Wikipedia is not just an encyclopedia for the purpose of conveying information, but an encyclopedia that everyone makes together. Perhaps the affection is that we can emphasize the value of Wikipedia once again through DYK?

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