Week8 - KIM JUHEE (김주희) : Reading

  1. Summary
    This Wikipedia article is about the culture of Wikipedia itself. The article does not contain a lot of content by itself, but instead shows various subcategories of articles related to the culture of Wikipedia. Some of these categories are not really about culture but are kept for fun, which I personally liked because I enjoy fun things. However, reading this also made me understand a bit more why some people might not trust Wikipedia. There are various categories such as gender, slogans of the day, equality, and emoticons, among many others. Some of these are quite absurd, like "Do not poke bears" or "Do not climb the Capitol building in a Spider-Man costume." I found these articles amusing, but at the same time, I can understand why some people might find them strange or untrustworthy.

  2. Interesting Points
    Until now, through my experiences with Wikipedia and editing articles, I’ve lost a lot of the rigid image I had of it. But after reading this article, I feel like that image is almost completely gone. There were many absurd and funny cultural references that I found amusing. For example, when I read the article "Do not climb the Capitol building in a Spider-Man costume," I was surprised to see how ridiculous the whole article was from start to finish. I was a bit shocked, but it was definitely funny. Some of the sub-articles in this category were even more humorous, like "How to stay cool when editing gets heated" or "How many Wikipedia users does it take to change a lightbulb?" I didn’t know these kinds of articles existed on Wikipedia, and I found them quite interesting and entertaining.

  3. Questions and Discussion Points
    What do you think about humorous articles on Wikipedia? Do you think these kinds of articles harm the credibility of Wikipedia? Humor is subjective, so what if someone finds these articles offensive? How should Wikipedia handle this kind of issue?

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