Format:
1 online resource (312 pages)
ISBN:
9780804791205
Content:
The first ethnography of Wikipedia's organization, governance, and power structure, Common Knowledge argues that many criticisms of Wikipedia have been rooted in misconceptions, spread by outsiders who overlook its true strengths and weaknesses. This book examines how Wikipedia does and does not work from the inside out.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Wikipedia in Short: Numbers, Rules, and Editors -- 2. Formal Roles and Hierarchy: A Cabal That Rules the World -- 3. Conflict Resolution on Wikipedia: Why Die for Danzig? -- 4. Bureaucracy and Control: Big Brother Is Watching -- 5. Trust in People and Trust in Procedures: The Truth Is Out There -- 6. Between Anarchy and Bureaucracy: Wikimedia Governance -- 7. Leadership Transformed: The Pros and Cons of Benevolent Dictatorship -- 8. The Knowledge Revolution at the Gates -- Appendix A: Methodology -- Appendix B: Glossary of Wikipedia Slang -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780804789448
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780804789448
Language:
English
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