[WikiEN-l] Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia by Reagle (MIT, 2010)

[Gwern Branwen]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:19 PM, Tony Sidaway <tonysidaway at gmail.com> wrote:
> Joseph Reagle's book on Wikipedia culture reviewed by Cory Doctorow
>
> http://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/20/good-faith-collabora.html
>
> Could be useful if you still haven't worked out what to get the
> internet nerd in your life for Christmas.

I note with interest this conclusion:

> "Ultimately, Reagle offers a compelling case that Wikipedia's most fascinating and unprecedented aspect isn't the encyclopedia itself -- rather, it's the collaborative culture that underpins it: brawling, self-reflexive, funny, serious, and full-tilt committed to the project, even if it means setting aside personal differences. Reagle's position as a scholar and a member of the community makes him uniquely situated to describe this culture."

The implicit commentary on changes in en over the last few years is
too obvious to spell out.

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