Tag Archives: Wikipedia

Wiki serenity

By alex | Published: 4/4/2008
From Willow (with a small edit), the serenity prayer adapted to wikis: Please grant me the serenity to accept the pages I cannot edit, The courage to edit the pages I can, And the wisdom to know the diff.
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“Collateral misinformation”

By alex | Published: 3/8/2008
Today’s urban dictionary word: collateral misinformation When someone alters a Wikipedia article to win a specific argument, anyone who reads the false article before the “error” is corrected suffers from collateral misinformation. I changed the scientific classification of red foxes last night in order to win an argument with Judy. I hope some stupid High […]
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An analysis of topical coverage of Wikipedia

By alex | Published: 2/14/2008
Just noticed the article Derek & I wrote is up on the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication site. In case the wording of the abstract makes you wonder: yes, we are both native English speakers :(. An Analysis of Topical Coverage of Wikipedia * Alexander Halavais (School of Communications, Quinnipiac University) * Derek Lackaff (Department of […]
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More Wikipedia Banning

By alex | Published: 11/29/2007
How do you teach students to be critical users of information? Ban Wikipedia. At least that seems to be the answer for some terribly misguided teachers. One school district has gone so far as to restrict access to the Wikipedia website. Why? Because it is inaccurate. The stupidity of this approach is manifold. First, it […]
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