Good faith collaboration : the culture of Wikipedia /

Good faith collaboration : the culture of Wikipedia / Joseph Michael Reagle Jr. ; foreword by Lawrence Lessig.

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reagle, Joseph M., Jr.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2010.
Series:History and foundations of information science.
Subjects:
Wikipedia.
Electronic encyclopedias > Case studies.
Wikis (Computer science) > Case studies.
Communication in learning and scholarship > Technological innovations > Case studies.
Authorship > Collaboration > Case studies.
Online social networks > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Nazis and norms
  • The pursuit of the universal encyclopedia
  • Good faith collaboration
  • The puzzle of openness
  • The challenges of consensus
  • The benevolent dictator
  • Encyclopedic anxiety
  • Conclusion : a globe in accord.

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