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Can anyone imagine web culture without Wikipedia being an integral part of it for almost 20 years…
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koavf writes: In order to make the desktop experience more readable and less overwhelming to new users, Wikipedia is being redesigned to move page elements, collapse in the sidebar, and decrease the maximum line width. From Diff, the Wikimedia communit… Continue reading Wikipedia Is Getting Its First Major Redesign In a Decade
Forget glossy travel brochures and whizzy online sites; one of the most cost-effective ways tourism chiefs can drive business to their towns or cities is by updating their Wikipedia page. From a report: An experiment by economists at the Collegio Carlo… Continue reading Wikipedia Edits Have Massive Impact on Tourism, Say Economists
For over six years, one Wikipedia user — AmaryllisGardener — has written well over 23,000 articles on the Scots Wikipedia and done well over 200,000 edits. The only problem is that AmaryllisGardener isn’t Scottish, they don’t speak Scots, and none of… Continue reading Most of Scottish Wikipedia Written By American in Mangled English
According to a recently published research paper [PDF] co-authored by researchers from Drexel, NYU, and the University of Washington, Tor users make high-quality contributions to Wikipedia. And, when they are blocked, as doctoral candidate Chau Tran, t… Continue reading The Value of Tor and Anonymous Contributions To Wikipedia
Wikipedia is taking steps to fight what it’s calling “toxic behavior” which will be finalized by the end of this year, reports the BBC (in an article shared by Charlotte Web):
“We must work together to create a safe, inclusive culture, where everyone f… Continue reading Wikipedia Plans New Rule To Combat ‘Toxic Behavior’
martiniturbide writes: WordLogic (patent troll) claims it has the rights of the concept of predictive text writing and went after the Wikimedia foundation. WordLogic offered a “discounted, lump sum fee of $30,000 in exchange for a paid-up one-time lice… Continue reading Predictive Text Patent Troll Tries To Shake Down Wikipedia
Fast Company just published a 4,000 appreciation of Wikipedia’s volunteer editors:
[W]hile places like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter struggle to fend off a barrage of false content, with their scattershot mix of policies, fact-checkers, and algorithms… Continue reading ‘How Wikipedia’s Volunteers Became the Web’s Best Weapon Against Misinformation’
An unprecedented data set shows where the encyclopedia’s editors are, where they aren’t, and why. From a report: Wikipedia matters. In a time of extreme political polarization, algorithmically enforced filter bubbles, and fact patterns dismissed as fak… Continue reading Mapping Wikipedia
Wikipedia has surpassed a notable milestone this week: The English version of the world’s largest online encyclopedia now has more than six million articles. From a report: The feat, which comes roughly 19 years after the website was founded, is a test… Continue reading Wikipedia Now Has More Than 6 Million Articles in English