In preparation of WikiSym 2006, I conducted an interview on "How and Why Wikipedia Works". -------- 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… -------- 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 ! _______________________________________________ wiki-research mailing list wiki-research(a)wikisym.org http://www.wikisym.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research