Blogging through Wikipedia (2020)

W-Extra. “Enemy of students at Hanyang University: Wikipedia” / Kim Seon Woo Summary  In Western culture, Wikipedia has increased online encyclopedia projects with more people using it for more information. The openness of many parody Wikipedias, where individuals damage or modify articles in a non-constructive way. Nevertheless, others use Wikipedia as a reference or feature individuals who positively compare intelligence with Wikipedia. In some cases, Wikipedia is not used as an encyclopedia at all, but instead as a character trait or game. Wikipedia has also become culturally important, as many people see their Wikipedia items as a status symbol. Interesting Point.  It sounds ridiculous, but Wikipedia is described as hell among students of the Department of Information and Social Sciences at Hanyang University. Perhaps it was because Professor Peter's major was boring with Wikipedia. We always respond to the idea that the challenge is difficult. "It's better tha...

W-Extra. “What are the alternatives to getting accurate information?” / Kim Seon Woo Summary According to the US research team, about 60% of company-related content among documents registered in English-language Wikipedia has been found to be misleading. The research team's professor estimates that this is because certain companies are putting favorable content on the company in Wikipedia to make the image positive. Interesting Point.   It was a rather shocking news for me, who usually trusted Wikipedia and referenced the material. The findings, about 60% of which is wrong, indicate a sense of crisis about what we are doing on this task. Discussion.   How can I make Wikipedia reliable?

W-Extra. “The Future of Media: Wikipedia.” / Kim Seon Woo Summary  Wikipedia is owned and supported by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that holds free works, has no commercial advertising, and is primarily funded through donations. As of 2020, if you combine more than 300 language versions, including over 6 million English versions and 501,479 Korean versions, more than 40 million articles will be recorded, and it will grow steadily. Wikipedia is copyrighted under the Creative Commons License (CCL) and the GNU Free Documentation (GFDL) dual license. Both licenses are for free content, and if certain requirements are met, they are not restricted by use. Interesting Point.  I thought Wikipedia was an alternative to commercialized and industrialized mass media. Despite the absence of advertisements and a'non-profit foundation' run through donations, Wikipedia has a tremendous influence worldwide. This is a new media trend. Discussion.  How can...

W-Extra. “The result of cutting-edge technology: Wikipedia.” / Kim Seon Woo Summary  The first impulse to answer the question of Wikipedia's success is to focus on technology. Obviously, as can be seen from my history, technology has played an important role in encouraging the vision of the universal encyclopedia. In addition, beyond inspiration, networking skills and related collaborative technologies can support openness and accessibility, facilitating socialization of officers and newcomers. On the wiki, contributors can communicate asynchronously and contribute gradually. You can modularize your work.  You can easily reverse your changes. Further adjustments to accessible documents, discussion pages, templates and automated tools However, technology is important but insufficient. Despite the wiki pixie dust, many projects fail. This is the question "Why is something like Wikipedia possible?" It leads to the question "How can I understand Wikipedia's col...

W-Extra. “Can I be neutral?” / Kim Seon Woo Summary  However, as "neutral" is understood not as a description of the encyclopedia, but as a contributor's eagerness and intentional position, one must recognize the universal attitude, openness, and good faith ideals from a similar perspective. For example, within the public content community, there are inherent tensions (eg “unstructured tyranny”) and practical difficulties (eg Wikipedia office action). Likewise, it would be wrong if Wikipedia should focus on goodwill (assuming it's doing its best for others, working for patience, citizens, and humor), suggesting that it is a harmonious community of benevolent saints. Interesting Point.  During everyday life or during school class discussions, I always face'people who take a neutral position'. They often take a'neutral position', claiming that they are not biased to either the left or the right, to conservatives or progress. Wikipedia is the same...

W-Extra. “What are the criteria for credibility in references?” / Kim Seon Woo Summary References can facilitate and shape the flow of social anxiety. As you can see from Morton's Webster's Third history, many of the debates related to publishing were about something other than the strengths of a particular dictionary. I generalize the debate by looking briefly at the past about the question of how references are related to conservative and progressive tensions, and how Wikipedia in the past will get entangled in similar debates. Interesting Point.  In the writings I encounter as I go around the Internet space,'Reliability in References' has always been a question. Where can I get the reliability of the reference? Is there a clear standard of reliability for references? Isn't it different in each country and institution in the world? Who manages the standards for this? Discussion.  What are the reliability standards for the literature we refer to as we d...

W-Extra. “To expand online democracy?” / Kim Seon Woo Summary The way we collaborate with Wikipedia is at the heart of heated discussions. Just as reference works can inspire passionate devotion to contributors, they can also inspire passionate imbalances. In 2004, Michael Gorman, former chairman of the American Library Association, wrote opposition to criticize Google and its book-scanning project. He was surprised by the negative online response to his work, but after a couple of years he doubled the attack. In 2007, we focused on blogs and wiki encyclopedias to explain the impact of "digital tsunami" on learning. In a blog essay titled "Jabberwiki", Gorman praised Sanger's abandonment of Wikipedia to more professional, friendly citizens and criticized those who continue to contribute or use Wikipedia. Interesting Point.  We know that Wikipedia's core power is in discussion. The corona virus crisis has activated the face-to-face era. At this time, ...