Blogging through Wikipedia (2021)

What did I learn while editing Wikipedia? Through this class, I was able to learn general things about Wikipedia such as Wikipedia editing methods and rules/policy. Before taking this class, I only knew Wikipedia and did not use it well as a resource for data collection. But while taking this class, I edited Wikipedia weekly, and through this, I became a person who shares information and learns with people. And through the weekly reference material, I was able to find out various information such as the goal, history, and editing method of Wikipedia. After obtaining such information about Wikipedia, it seems that trust in Wikipedia has increased a little. Wikipedia has a relatively meticulous policy, and I got the feeling that it knows what needs to be improved and that it needs to be constantly discussed. As I learned Wikipedia through classes and reference materials and edited it myself, I think it was an opportunity to change my existing opinion that Wikipedia lacks the credibility ...

1. Summary Classification is a list for dividing topics and serves to help Wikipedia users find information easily. Therefore, when designating a subject (category), the category name must be clearly chosen. Also, rules exist when naming. The name should be simple and should not use abbreviations. In addition to these, there are several general and special conventions. Editors should refer to these conventions carefully when naming them. Articles on Wikipedia must belong to more than one category. When classifying, it is recommended to have a neutral point of view, and to secure a basis to confirm whether the classification is correct. 2. Interesting point When Wikipedia editors name categories, It is interesting that there are specific conventions, both general conventions and special conventions. In particular, the format in which the category name is divided into a topic category and a set category (a topic category for singular, a set category for plural) was interesting depending ...

1. Summary This material (Did you know) is intended to introduce information that is not well known to the public among the articles created on Wikipedia. DYK has five goals: continuous improvement/extension, insight into data, and presentation of facts on various topics.  There are rules to nominate something to appear on these DYKs. It must be a new document created within 7 days, the articles must be long enough, and it must be verified that the content of the article is present in the document. And articles about DYK must comply with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, such as copyright, and review the requirements. On the other hand, general quiz collections or articles written for advertising or publicity are not DYK, so Wikipedia editors should be careful about this. 2. Interesting point Looking at the 'history' section of this material, we can see that DYK first appeared on the main page on February 22, 2004. I could feel that DYK was not originally created when Wi...

1. Summary This material explains how we can help our articles grow further. First of all, there are four stages in the stage of the article. In the 'Uncreated articles' stage, the subject of the article can be decided by the opinion of the contributor. Next, 'Stubs' refers to documents that contain short content and are likely to be developed in the future. And, most of the documents are included in 'Developing articles', and the quality of the documents should be improved. Finally, 'Featured articles' contains articles that are considered to be the best articles on Wikipedia. In order to improve the quality of the article, it is important to find good data on the subject of the article. In addition to researching materials online, you can visit the library in person to find in-depth materials. And it's good to keep getting feedback and improve it. 2. What I learned & Question This material reminds me of the fact that the Wikipedia article we ar...

1. Summary  This material is designed to store contents(ex. images, videos, etc.) that can be used for all Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia. In addition, it explains the copyright-related description of the contents that can be uploaded and what contents can be uploaded. The contents uploaded to the wiki should be contents that do not have any license issues, such as whether they are a verifiable license or a free license. And when uploading an image, a high resolution is recommended, but the size of the image may be limited. Finally, in the commons community section, we can learn where to ask questions and how to manage documents when we have a question. 2. What I learned & Question  There is a detailed description of the image to be uploaded in this material, so it was possible to know the copyright or classification method related to it. Also, I could see how to move the gallery or change the title, and fix it when an error occurs. In addition to that, there are ...

1. Summary Remix culture refers to a society that permits further development by editing or combining original works to produce new works or products. This remix culture is related to open-source software. Lawrence Lessing compared the Read/Write culture and the Read Only culture, and the Read Only cultuer simply provides the content to consumers and is consumed somewhat passively. On the other hand, Read/Write culture has an interactive relationship between producers and consumers. For example, consumers can share their opinions on the works by providing a space for comments. The remix culture is related to the advancement of digital technology, and the area of remixing is diverse, including folklore and vocal traditions, graphic arts, books and other information, and music. 2. What I learned It was interesting to me that the development of digital technology has evolved from Read Only culture to Read/Write culture and further to Remix culture. I thought that the boundaries between pr...

 1. Summary Whenever I edit Wikipedia, take a class, or read Wikipedia-related resources in Syllabus, I often think about whether Wikipedia is reliable. First of all, my thoughts seem to be different depending on what kind of article it is. The reason is the reliability of the cited data. If the cited material is reliable, I think the Wikipedia material is reliable. However, I think it is difficult to trust if the source is unclear or if it is biased to one side. So, if the source is clear, I can trust it and use it as a reference for my assignments. And I think an article like 'Wikipedia: List of hoaxes on Wikipedia' will help to improve the credibility of Wikipedia. This is because I think that more hoaxes data can be found by organizing hoaxes and analyzing their characteristics. 2. Interesting point & Question _Wikipedia: List of hoaxes on Wikipedia I read the 'Wikipedia: List of hoaxes on Wikipedia' in the attached material. This list was written to document th...

1. Summary   Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, so it has to deal with reliable articles. That's why the source is essential. If the source is unknown or the source is insufficient, it should be deleted. Types of sources include scholarship, news sources, vendor and e-commerce sources and based or opinionated sources. These sources should be as up-to-date as possible, should be treated neutrally, and should be presented fairly with a few perspectives. Sources cited on individual web pages are less reliable, so it would be good to use reliable sources to improve the quality of information while determining which materials can improve the quality of Wikipedia articles. 2. What I learned While working on the main project, I was worried about what to do to maintain neutrality. Since the subject of the article to be edited is a historical event, the way of viewing it was different depending on the political inclination. So, I was worried about whether I should refer to all the documents deal...

1. Good Faith Collaboration ; This book explains how Wikipedia works and Wikipedia community. It is divided into eight chapters, dealing with Wikipedia's history, orientation, and problems. As mentioned in several reviews, the characteristics of Wikipedia are described in detail, and at the same time, critical discussion of Wikipedia is analyzed. And through this, we can learn about the parts that need to be continuously discussed in relation to the characteristics of Wikipedia. 2. Interesting point Wikipedia still has some critical views. For example, as it is an open source platform, it is open, but there will be reliability issues. However, today Wikipedia is a site with many users. Although the participation rate of specific age groups or specific genders is remarkably high, volunteers of various age groups are participating. So, I always find it interesting that Wikipedia maintains a lasting community with a balance between openness and supervision. 3. What I learned Wikiped...

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...

 The Benevolent Dictator 1. Summary This article comments on leadership within the open content community through the story of the co-founder of Wikipedia. The founders of Wikipedia were Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, who had great influence on Wikipedia. They had different values ​​for Wikipedia and leadership. In particular, Wales had patience, civility, humility, and a willingness to apologize when approaching people. In open content communities, all users can edit, so everyone should have an equal sense of responsibility. Therefore, I think a benevolent dictator like Wales can do better than someone's strong coercion. In addition, I think that the practical problems that can occur on Wikipedia and the vision of Wikipedia should be balanced with gentle leadership. 2.    An interesting point I learned As mentioned in this article and in the previous article (the puzzle of openness), I felt that Wikipedia seems to be an important issue in maintaining a balance in leader...

The Puzzle of Openness 1. Summary Wikipedia is one of the open content community accessible to many people. A community is a group of interdependent people who participate in discussion and decision making together. Wikipedia has a community that is spontaneous and pro-social by acting beneficial to others. Also, the characteristics of the open content community include open content, transparency, integrity, nondiscrimination, and noninterference. For the value of transparency and integrity, we need to have a sense of trust and responsibility, and I think that a balance must be maintained between openness and quality of information. 2.    An interesting point I learned I was interested in the phrase “Wikipedia is free and open, but restricts both freedom and openness where they interfere with creating an encyclopedia.” Wikipedia seeks freedom and openness, but there seems to be a contradiction in restricting freedom and openness that hinder it for high-quality data. In this r...

 What are the pros and cons of using Naver versus Google for research purpose? 1. Summary - pros and cons of using Naver versus Google Actually, I use Google more than Naver for data research. The reason I use Google is because there are a lot of specialized materials and a large amount of data. I think this is Google's strength. In particular, I think it is advantageous when reference materials for various countries are needed due to various foreign materials. However, I think there is a disadvantage that it takes a lot of time to find the data I want as the data are vast. The disadvantage of Naver is that there are many posts that are less reliable due to low-quality blogs or cafes, and there are many things that contain some unnecessary information, which wastes time. On the other hand, the advantage is that it is Korea's own site and is used a lot, so it is familiar. I think it would be a little more convenient to do a simple survey because it is familiar and adapted to do...

What is Wikipedia? 1.Summarize   Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia opened in 2001. Wikipedia's contents and various information can be shared with all users. And Wikipedia is a large website in globally, with about 40 million accounts. It is not known if all of them are continuing to participate in editing, but it was found to be very large. Wikipedia relies heavily on users as all of these users can modify and edit contents. Also, it is free of copyright and can be used without permission when using the content. Therefore, we need to respect each copyright more. 2. An interesting point I learned I checked the list of popular websites among the attached materials related to the class, and through Alexa, I was able to learn about the usage rate of Wikipedia in Korea and the United States. In the United States, Wikipedia was ranked 8th, but in Korea, it was 12th, out of the top 10. Wikipedia's popularity in the United States was interesting, and I was curious about how many...

Why Wikipedia? 1.Summarize - Why do you think Wikipedia is becoming more accepted? Wikipedia is a collaborative tool software platform, a free online encyclopedia open to everyone. Because it is shared for so many participants to edit, we can understand modern society and various cultures through Wikipedia. These Wikis are increasingly used in businesses, governments, and non-governmental organizations. So, why is Wikipedia becoming more accepted? I looked at the reason through ‘Naver Post’ article. In this article, it is mentioned that it becomes more correct and more abundant as time passes through verification by many users. It is also said that such information is shared, activated and developed together. In other words, I think that continuous verification had a great influence on improving the reliability of information. Reference: NAVER Post, “Industrialization of collective intelligence, the power of open collaboration”,  http://naver.me/F7CxvwG8 2. An interesting point I ...

Why are you taking this class? First of all, I became interested in the class name ‘Collective Intelligence.’ As a student majoring in Advertising & Public Relations, there are many team projects. So, the term ‘collective intelligence’ was familiar. It was a process to solve the problem (assignments) by talking and thinking together as a team. I think cooperation such as collective intelligence is often required not only for team projects but also for living. What practical skills do you expect to gain from attending it? Through the syllabus , I learned that Wikipedia is used in ‘Collective Intelligence’ class. I want to learn how to edit Wikipedia, and while writing articles on blog and Wikipedia, I want to have time to organize and learn about new topics such as what I learned and what I am interested in.