In preparation of WikiSym 2006, I conducted an
interview on "How and
Why Wikipedia Works".
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ABSTRACT
This article presents an interview with Angela Beesley, Elisabeth
Bauer, and Kizu Naoko. All three are leading Wikipedia practitioners
in the English, German, and Japanese Wikipedias and related
projects. The interview focuses on how Wikipedia works and why these
three practitioners believe it will keep working. The interview was
conducted via email in preparation of WikiSym 2006, the 2006
International Symposium on Wikis, with the goal of furthering
Wikipedia research. Interviewer was Dirk Riehle, the chair of
WikiSym 2006. An online version of the article provides simplified
access to URLs.
The full text of the interview can be found here:
http://www.riehle.org/computer-science/research/2006/wikisym-2006-interview…
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WikiSym 2006, the 2006 International Symposium on Wikis
General website:
http://www.wikisym.org/ws2006
This year's Wiki Symposium brings together wiki researchers and
practitioners in the historic and beautiful city of Odense, Denmark,
on August 21-23, 2006. Participants will present, discuss, and move
forward the latest advances in wiki contents, sociology, and
technology. The symposium program offers invited talks by Angela
Beesley ("How and Why Wikipedia Works"), Doug Engelbart and Eugene
E. Kim ("The Augmented Wiki"), Mark Bernstein ("Intimate
Information") and Ward Cunningham ("Design Principles of Wikis").
The research paper track presents and discusses breaking wiki
research, the panels let you listen to and contribute to topics like
"Wikis in Education" and "The Future of Wikis", and the workshops
let you get active and contribute to on-going research and
practitioner work with your peers. (Many workshops accept walk-ins,
so it is not too late!) What's more, for the first time, we will
have an on-going open space track (to replace BOFs) so you can get
active and involved in an organized fashion on any wiki topic you
like. We believe this is how to get the most out of your experience
at WikiSym 2006!
And, of course, if you can't wait, please join our conversation on
wiki research and practice on the symposium wiki! For the program,
please see the program information. For an overview of time slot
allocations, please see the time grid.
General website:
http://www.wikisym.org/ws2006
Symposium wiki:
http://ws2006.wikisym.org
2006 program:
http://www.wikisym.org/ws2006/program.html
Dirk Riehle, ph: +49 172 184 8755, web:
http://www.riehle.org
Interested in wiki research? Please see
http://www.wikisym.org !
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