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According to K.G. Schneider, a librarian, in CIO, Wikipedia’s “inclusionists” (who argue that the site should continue to encourage new entries) and its “deletionists” (who advocate cutting articles deemed fatuous or picayune) are now engaged in a pitched battle. -
1voteOn Wikipedia, everyone can be an editor, and every day thousands of them are engaging in fierce battles over the life stories of the 2008 presidential candidates. Wikipedia's founding principle is that everyone has something to contribute. And in a way, the site represents both what's good (collective knowledge) and what's potentially dangerous (rampant anonymity).
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1voteThe Internet - and Wikipedia - change the rules for distribution and production. It means that those with knowledge do not have to retreat to the ivory towers to share what they know. It means that individuals who know something can easily share it, even when they are not formally declared as experts. It means that those with editing skills can help the information become accessible, even if they only edit occasionally.
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Interviews with youth Wikipedia administrators. Interesting perspectives on authorship and participation. -
1voteSeidman’s simple thesis is that in this transparent world “how” you live your life and “how” you conduct your business matters more than ever. “The persistence of memory in electronic form makes 2nd chances harder to come by,” writes Seidman. “In the information age, life has no chapters or closets; you can leave nothing behind & you have nowhere to hide your skeletons. Your past is your present.
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1vote“Can large groups of widely scattered people, working together voluntarily on the net, report on something happening in their world right now, and by dividing the work wisely tell the story more completely, while hitting high standards in truth, accuracy and free expression?”
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2voteThis blog post provides links to Henry's "best of" posts about intellectual property, participatory culture, education, the moral panic, Wikipedia, YouTube, and Second Life.
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