Blogging through Wikipedia (2021)

  Wikipedia Report What did I learn while editing Wikipedia?   Editing Wikipedia, I learned how to systematically gather information. In addition, I was able to learn more about how collective intelligence is actually formed, and the benefits of collective intelligence by participating in the process.   The term collective intelligence was often used with friends. In a major class where he often worked on team assignments, he used the term 'Collective Intelligence' as a meme. Before taking the class, I thought that collective intelligence was just 'a group of people working together to finish a common goal'. However, as I edited Wikipedia and joined the collective intelligence, I learned that my view was narrow. I came to realize that the information created by the collective intelligence requires processing, and since it is working with others, I need to be more careful, and I need continuous feedback. Also, because I was working with several people, I was able to ...

 Review of Wikipedia: Categorization 1) Summary – How to easily categorize within Wikipedia This document contains information on how to use the classification function in Wikipedia. The goal of having such a system is to make it easy for readers to navigate pages on a topic and find the information they are looking for. The documentation includes categories naming conventions, how to create and categorize pages, how to sort them, organize trees, and templates for organizing categories that were previously organized. 2) Interesting Point – Systematic Naming Method The most interesting thing about this document was the naming convention. I know that the purpose of categories is to organize information, but I first learned that there are rules for each category name through this document. The rules were written in detail, from the rules of the alphabet to the prohibition of the use of abbreviations, and the inclusion of clarity in general, and they were extremely systematic, incl...

 Review of Wikipedia: Article development 1) Summary – Article development in Wikipedia This page tells how the articles on Wikipedia is evolving and how they can grow. Articles develop before writing, followed by stubs, article development, and feature articles. Article development methods include research, finding related articles or books, or writing your own. Also, the quality of the article can be improved through peer review, rather than just writing an article. 2) Interesting Point – F eatured Article I first learned about the existence of a ‘featured article’ through this article. I thought there would be a good article, but, interestingly, Wikipedia 'recommended' it and it is in a form that is visible to everyone. In particular, I was most impressed with the fact that these featured articles not only help them gain a reputation on Wikipedia but also recruit new Wikipedians and receive donations. 3) Discussion point – What's the best article you've seen? H...

 Review of Commons:FAQ 1) Summary – FAQs about Wikimedia This resource is a compilation of frequently asked questions and answers on Wikimedia. The items consist of four main questions, project-related questions, copyright questions, basic issues, and community-related questions. People who visit this page will be able to easily solve the parts they had difficulties editing Wikimedia. 2) Interesting Point – Clear Answers to Technical Questions While using the image in Wikipedia, I wanted to delete the image, but I didn't know how, so I did a Google search. I will visit this page the next time I have a technical problem. 3) Discussion point – Difficulties in Wikimedia Did you have any difficulties while using Wikimedia? If so, what were the difficulties? - I was going to use the photos in the article for my project. At that time, I went to Wikimedia, but I didn't know much about copyright, so I couldn't decide if I could use the photos. In the end, the photo in the a...

Review of Free-culture movement 1) Summary – Free-culture movement The Free Cultural Movement is a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify creative works as free content using the Internet and other media. The movement opposes excessive copyright laws, and when it argues that some restrictive copyright laws stifle creative activity, this system is called a 'permission culture'. After the enactment of the Copyright Act in 1988, this movement arose due to the enactment of a law to ensure private interests rather than prioritizing the public interest. A significant organization associated with this movement is Creative Commons (CC), founded by Lawrence Lessig. 2) Interesting Point – Freedom for the Public Interest I was in the position that copyright should be protected unconditionally, but after reading this article, I learned anew about the negative stance on copyright. In particular, it was very interesting that the reason copyright was stipulated...

 Review of List of hoaxes on Wikipedia 1) Summary – List of Hoaxes on Wikipedia The list of hoaxes on Wikipedia is a collection of fake articles from Wikipedia. Wikipedia made this entry to document the scams on the wiki so that the next fake material doesn't appear. It is organized from hoax articles to hoax statements, and the materials are detailed from more than 10 years to less than the most recent year. Frauds consist mainly of false people, geography, books, programs, and false statements in various fields. 2) Interesting Point – The Importance of Cataloging Surprisingly, people are writing hoax articles in different ways, and it's the first time I've learned that Wikipedia is listing articles. And after confirming that there were scams discovered over 10 years ago on Wikipedia's list, I was terrified that there might be some hoax articles are hidden in Wikipedia as I was editing. 3) Discussion point – Impressive Hoax Among the list of hoaxes, which article...

 Review of Wikipedia: Reliable sources 1) Summary – Reliable source on Wikipedia  When Wikipedia edits an article, it is required to cite the source, and it is important to know whether the source is reliable. First of all, three factors are important for a source: the piece of work itself, the creator of the work, and the publisher of the work. All three can affect stability and must be materials that have been proven by others.  Many sources of Wikipedia rely on academic data (articles, etc.), but some academic data can be controversial, so you need to know the exact thesis of the source when using it. And, some sources are unreliable under normal contexts but are acceptable under specific contexts (biography of a living person, secondary sources, quotes, etc.). 2) Interesting Point – Reliability under special contexts  Sources that can be trusted in special contexts are interesting. In particular, it was newly discovered from this source that the words and a...

  Review of Good Faith Collaboration 1) Summary – Wikipedia from an ethnographic perspective: focusing on collaboration within the community Wikipedia, which is called the world's largest encyclopedia, is an open community and is becoming more and more solid with the participation of various people, conflict, and resolution. In this respect, Joseph M. Reagle Jr. attempted to explain the culture that takes place within Wikipedia. The book describes how Wikipedia was created and what it values. In particular, he described Wikipedia in a book from an ethnographic point of view, and focused on cooperation within the community. 2) Interesting Point – Wikipedia is simple, but not I realized that Wikipedia is not just a site made up of community activities, but rather a collaborative activity that is carried out concretely for the goal. Before I read the book, Wikipedia was an encyclopedia site that only gave me information (even I didn't trust the information), and I thought ...

  The Benevolent Dictator 1) Summary - Uncomfortable but necessary dictator This chapter explains the need for a dictator in the open community through episodes on Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales, one of the founders of Wikipedia, had been thinking about an administrator on Wikipedia. Through the various anecdotes in the article, it can be seen that he wanted to manage Wikipedia using a mix of types of autocratic, consultative, and delegated leadership. The author looked at these efforts with interest, and evaluated that it was worth noting that the open community was using authorities variously. Through a series of situations, the writer has used a metaphor for the word “Benevolent Dictator” to people with authority in an open community such as Wikipedia. In addition, the author expressed the opinion that the dictator within the open content community is disparate, but that it is essential for intervening and preventing external threats. 2) Interesting Point - Humor: the tremendous eff...

  After reading "The Puzzle of Openness" 1)     Summary – The puzzle of openness The material is said to contain open content-type communities with the following characteristics related to openness: Open content, Transparency, Integrity, Non-discrimination and Non-interference. The material is said to contain open content-type communities with the following characteristics related to openness: open content, transparency, integrity, non-discrimination and non-interference. As to whether this has been applied in practice, four points of debate on openness are presented in the data: The meaning of What anyone can edit, Interactions with the outside world, Bureaucratization, and How openness within Wikipedia is achieved through the establishment of closed groups. In the end, even if we have these points of discussion, we are trying to ultimately balance the values of open communities through efforts, so we need to continue discussing openness within Wikipedia. 2)...

What is Wikipedia? 1) Summarize – What is Wikipedia? Wikipedia, one of the world's most famous sites, is also large and has various languages as there are many users. Wikipedia's vision has a dreaming a world where people are free of all knowledge, which explains why Wikipedia is freely available. However, there are some cautions when editing a Wikipedia: Wikipedia topics should be famous enough to catch the attention of the world, not side into one position, be quoting carefully, and finally avoid plagiarism. Through this learning, we intend to edit Wikipedia in earnest. 2) Interesting items learned – A voluntary contribution to knowledge (How do you feel that?) It was very interesting that the editor didn’t take ownership of what was written on Wikipedia. This consciousness came to me very differently because it is contrary to modern copyright consciousness. I was concerned about this idea, because if I didn't own the information, I would lose my competitiveness...

 Why Wikipedia? 1) Summarize – Why do we understand Wikipedia? Wikipedia which looked like an unstable tower built by educated people in the past has received a completely different evaluation in modern times. Wikipedia is not only evaluated as an interesting activity, but also favored as a huge production involved in people's lives and cultures. Today the use of Wikipedia has been regarded as the most representative method of using digital tools, and we want to understand the advantages of Wikipedia more and more through this class.   2) Interesting items learned – Digital illiteracy (With Ted video – Would you agree with?) Through the Ted video, I realized that the current young generation is very good at dealing with digital tools, but is close to practical illiteracy who does not know how to apply them well. I also learned the difference between knowing how to handle digital tools and being fluent. In the video, being fluent doesn't end with learning, but rather ...

  Why are you taking this class? Five years ago, some students looked down on the use of Wikipedia, but now it is recognized as a trusted resource. Even when people want to know what's happening now, more and more people are looking at Wikipedia, not news or columns. In other words, I think Collective Intelligence has become a trend in modern data. From this point of view, I wonder how the ignored Collective Intelligence come to secure credibility in modern, and I would like to find out it by directly participating in this class. What PRACTICAL SKILLS do you expect to gain from attending it? I want to learn one of the core skills of Collective Intelligence, “Skills that secure the reliability of information in online.” I also expect to gain that skill on “Skills to find attractive topics for people” while discussing various topics to actually write Wikipedia in class with a team.