Blogging through Wikipedia (2025)

1. Summary This week, I edited the Wikipedia page for Korean author Gu Byeong-mo. Her real name is Jeong Yu-gyeong, and she writes under the pen name Gu Byeong-mo. Some of her notable works include  Wizard Bakery ,  A Merman ,  The Pygmalion Children , and  The Old Woman with the Knife . I chose her as my editing subject because I have long enjoyed her literary works. Recently, one of her novels,  The Old Woman with the Knife , was adapted into a film. While analyzing the differences between the original novel and its film adaptation, I became even more intrigued by her worldview and literary perspective. With this background, I aimed to enhance the Wikipedia article to better introduce her to international readers. 2. Interesting Points In the process of editing, I organized her works chronologically, which led me to discover several titles I hadn't known before. I also learned that Gu Byeong-mo writes for a wide age range, from young adult readers to adults. O...

During the recent week of study, I have respectively carried out editing exercises in the Wikipedia sandbox and on the official pages. First of all, I attempted to add an inline reference using the citation template in the sandbox. By consulting the "Student Training" module, I learned the correct format of writing and understood that the citation must include metadata such as the author, title, publication information, and publication date. At the same time, I also added the citation and translation title to meet the language requirements. After mastering these basic operations, I chose to add quotations in a formal article unrelated to the main project, providing a Korean news source for the description of the influence of Chinese films at international film festivals, and accurately filled in all the information in a template format. I also left a message on the professor's user discussion page, attaching the editing link and the difference page, and received a reply c...

  1. Summarize in your own words the materials that you read I reread Chapter 3, 'Good Faith Collaboration' from 'Good Faith Collaboration'.  Reagle explores the complexity of "openness," which is a core principle of Wikipedia. While Wikipedia can contribute, this openness is not absolute. Thus, in Wikipedia's editing, certain guidelines, norms, and rules play a role in helping to enable collaboration with minimal confusion. Riggle stresses that true openness requires a balance. It means that openness should be flexible enough to encourage readers to freely and actively contribute, but it should also be structured enough to prevent fake news, rumors, and information abuse. This chapter emphasizes that openness is not a lack of structure, but a carefully managed environment that promotes sustainable collaboration. 2. Mention any new, interesting, or unusual items that you learned through the lecture One of the most interesting things about this chapter ...

Summary: A guide to the use of the classification feature in Wikipedia, designed to help editors use the classification system properly so that readers can quickly navigate and find pages on related topics through a tree hierarchy. The primary goal of the classification system is to provide navigational links through a tree-like hierarchy that helps readers quickly find collections of pages with specific characteristics. Each page should belong to at least one category, but discussion pages, redirect pages, and user pages can be classified selectively. Pages should be placed in the most specific category, avoiding both parent and child categories. Categories should not be added haphazard like labels, but should be based on the defining characteristics of the topic. Before creating a new category, consider whether similar categories already exist to avoid duplication. Classification names should be accurate, neutral, and reflect their inclusion criteria as far as possible. When you crea...

Summary This article explains the use of categories on Wikipedia in great detail. It describes how to properly use the category function, starting from basic page categorization to creating category pages, classifying articles, sorting draft pages, categorizing project pages, and even using templates for categorization. It also explains how to organize categories into category trees and how to use sorting keys. The article provides very thorough and specific information on how to categorize content correctly. In addition, it discusses what types of categories are inappropriate, so we can avoid making mistakes and follow the guidelines properly. Furthermore, there are a lot of additional reference points that are linked as words, like categories, which can help guide users in the right direction. These links make it easier to access more information on related topics. Interesting Points At first, I felt a bit overwhelmed by the amount of information and the sheer number of categories....

 Summary: We know that Wikipedia is the world's largest open encyclopedia, with its biggest feature being co-authored and maintained by the general public. This openness brings advantages such as rich content and rapid updates, but it also comes with challenges in terms of information accuracy, objectivity, and reliability. Therefore, it is particularly important to exercise caution when consulting Wikipedia articles. Interesting points: A fascinating phenomenon is that, despite Wikipedia not being an academic authority, many people still rely on it when writing papers and preparing reports. More interestingly, entries frequently edited, such as "World War II" or "President of a Certain Country," may undergo multiple changes within a short period, particularly during social hotspots. For example, after some celebrities pass away, information on Wikipedia is almost updated within minutes, reflecting its astonishing response speed, but also reminding us to be part...

 week-WikiEdit  LYU YANGCHENG  여양승2021008895 Summary of this week This week I continued to edit the entry "Political Cartoons" that I built in the Wikipedia Sandbox. I mainly completed the "Historical Origins" section, focusing on the contributions of 18th-century British cartoonists such as William Hogarth and James Gillray to the rise of political cartoons. I referred to several art history and visual culture materials to sort out the relationship between media evolution from newspaper printing to social criticism. This history not only shows that political cartoons are a medium for dialogue between art and power, but also highlights the role of images in the early public sphere. 2. Interesting Point I think the most interesting thing is Gillray's cartoon "Napoleon carving up the world", in which he used exaggerated dramatic images to satirize the geopolitical agreements of the time. This shows that in the era when imaging technology was not yet deve...