W8.1 Reliability of Wikipedia / Yerim Han (한예림)

1) Summary
Wikipedia's credibility has continued to be questioned and evaluated. It was reviewed through comparison and tested through analysis of historical aspects, and statistics on pros and cons of Wikipedia's editing methods.  Because Wikipedia allows anonymous and co-editing, Wikipedia's credibility often tests how quickly it goes wrong and misleading information is deleted. Wikipedia does not consider itself a reliable source. Many journals also do not trust Wikipedia, but they are also valuable as a starting point for research, as reliable sources used in Wikipedia and in-house documents are usually considered reasonable sources for additional in-depth information and allocated documents.

2) learning / interesting point
It's most interesting that Wikipedia doesn't trust itself. Usually, other journals or encyclopedias judge their data to be reliable, but Wikipedia believes that admitting that they are defective is a positive mindset to develop themselves with Wikipedia.

3) Discussion
How can Wikipedia continue to be able to co-write with high trust?

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 9, 2020 at 1:51 AM

    I think the reason Wikipedians can continue to co-write with high trust is that because Wikipedia has feature of showing history of every user's edits. Unlike in the real world, we can check that if someone is innocent or not. You can choose to select the people who you'd trust for sure. And even though once-trusted user betray and damages the articles, Wikipedia has an ability to roll it back with a single click and ban the assault user.

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