For this project, I'm working with Sonya and Elise. We are going to explore the world of Wikis and make a correction on one of wikipedia pages after that. The questions and answers below are individual work that is done by me. :)What is a Wiki?
A wiki is a website that can be edited by any web users. It is run by a type of server software that allows to create and edit information freely. Wikipedia uses this software and made an online encyclopedia that everyone can be an editor of any web pages.
Who creates them?
Any wiki pages can be created by ANYONE. Since wiki is an "open-editing" website, anyone who wants to share their knowledge can create a wiki, allowing other people to get sources. It can be created by a student, a company, or by professionals as well.
Why use them?
People often use wikipedia because:
- Wikipedia has works cited page, so the information is accurate enough.
- Some of information that can bring a controversy is edit-protected, and the information is edited by both sides of an argument. Therefore it is unbiased.
- Wikipedia pages update often, putting latest information.
- Wikipedia is convenient to find information that using paper sources. It works as a good encyclopedia.
Like I mentioned before, wikipedia is "open-editing" web page. Therefore, everyone can edit information from wiki pages. When they figure out some false information, or trying to add information, they can easily edit the website. Furthermore, any administrators from Wikipedia have rights to fix the information as well in order to create a clean wiki environment.
What is your task?
For this project, Sonya, Elise and I are going to understand how wikipedia works. After that we are going to choose a topic that we all are familiar with, and trying to find out some biased information on its wikipedia page. After that we will get confirmed from Mrs. Wilson whether we can change/edit its information. If it is okay to change, then we will change the information without putting any other biased information. Then we will check whether the change is still remained on the page.
Why is it important for you to learn about Wikipedia?
Learning about Wikipedia is important for me because I often use Wikipedia to find sources for research. Even though I've already realized that Wikipedia sometimes give you biased information, I do not know in what was the information is inaccurate. Therefore, if I investigate about Wikipedia and the validity of information, I will be able to learn to figure out in what ways the information is right or wrong. Furthermore, learning about Wikipedia will give me a moral that putting biased information should not be happened. I can learn that Wikipedia is a open information source that should be stayed with a high rate of accuracy as much as possible.
Works Cited
"Wiki." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 12 February 2010. 23 February 2010.
"What is Wiki?" wiki.org. 27 June 2002. 23 February 2010.
http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki"Wikipedia: Why use Wikipedia." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 29 December 2008. 23 February 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_use_Wikipedia
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