[WikiEN-l] Questions regarding Wikipedia users' motivation

[Charles Matthews]

Mehrotra, Niki (US - Chicago) wrote:
> What do you think motivates the average user
> to contribute as much as he or she does? 
In very simple terms, wikis appeal to people who like to see their 
writing go live immediately. 
> What incentive do the
> individuals have to devote much of their time to monitor pages?  
Maintenance of wikis appeals to a different class of people: those who 
care about things being tidy, accurate, well-linked and so on.

Charles