Week 3. The Scope of Wikipedia / Who writes Wikipedia? - Yeonseo Koo (구연서)

 

Summarize

It is important to understand the scope of Wikipedia to ensure that my work is not deleted.
Nonsense, advertising, false, plagiarized, unverified, unimportant contents are deleted.
Articles must contain more extended descriptions than just a definition.
Wikipedia is not a place for publication, promotion, or propaganda.
Notability is a state of being important and receiving attention.
Rather than vandalizing an article on Wikipedia, it is easier to revert it to the original version.
We call all users who contribute to Wikipedia as editors or Wikipedians.
The Wikipedia community has its culture created by Wikipedians.
There are over 10 million Wikipedia accounts, but few are active.
Male, under the age of 40, living in North America or Europe, is more likely to contribute to Wikipedia.

New, interesting, or unusual items learned

Pareto Principle: 
80 percent of the results are caused by 20 percent of the causes.

Long Tail Theory:
80 percent of unnoticed majorities produce better performance than 20 percent of core minorities.

The two concepts may seem opposite, but they can coexist when it comes to Wikipedia!

Question, concern, or discussion angle

For extra credit:

Do you think Wikipedia is right to reject censorship?
Censorship violates freedom of expression. As much as Wikipedia aims for neutrality, political and religious ideologies should not be forced. Above all, every Wikipedia article is well-verified by its vast community. Nevertheless, false information or hate speech should be strictly prohibited.

How important are contributions of a single individual in the sea of "collective intelligence"?
They say Rome was not built in a day. Every article in Wikipedia is the result of a series of small contributions. If we give up contributing any more, just because many users have already edited it, there is no progress. That is why we should not hesitate to contribute to Wikipedia. There are similar proverbs in Korean and Chinese - 낙숫물이 댓돌을 뚫는다, 水滴穿石.

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