Good Faith Collaboration The Culture of Wikipedia

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, is built by a community--a community of Wikipedians who are expected to "assume good faith" when interacting with one another. In Good Faith Collaboration , Joseph Reagle examines this unique collaborative culture. Wikipedia, says Reagle, is not the firs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Reagle, Joseph Michael
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge MIT Press 2010
The MIT Press
Edition1
SeriesHistory and Foundations of Information Science
Subjects
Access to information
Authority
Authorship
Authorship > Collaboration > Case studies
Bureaucratization
Case studies
Coding theory and cryptology
Collaboration
Communication in learning and scholarship
Communication in learning and scholarship > Technological innovations > Case studies
Computers
Computing and Information Technology
Electronic encyclopedias
Electronic encyclopedias > Case studies
Encyclopaedias
Engineering Profession
Impact of science and technology on society
Information Technology
Information technology: general topics
Knowledge
Language Arts & Disciplines
Leadership
Legal aspects
Library & Information Science
Library and information services
Library Science
Mathematics and Science
Online social networks
Online social networks > Case studies
Philosophy & Social Aspects
Products
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects
Research and information: general
Science
Science: general issues
Technological change
Technological innovations
Technology
Validity
Wikipedia
Wikis (Computer science)
Wikis (Computer science) > Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Foreword Preface 1: Nazis and Norms 2: The Pursuit of the Universal Encyclopedia 3: Good Faith Collaboration 4: The Puzzle of Openness 5: The Challenges of Consensus 6: The Benevolent Dictator 7: Encyclopedic Anxiety 8: Conclusion: Notes Index
  • Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Nazis and Norms -- 2 The Pursuit of the Universal Encyclopedia -- 3 Good Faith Collaboration -- 4 The Puzzle of Openness -- 5 The Challenges of Consensus -- 6 The Benevolent Dictator -- 7 Encyclopedic Anxiety -- 8 Conclusion -- Notes -- Index