Difference between revisions of "Wikipedia through the Looking Glass"
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*2002-2012 Who are the Wikipedians? Really? | *2002-2012 Who are the Wikipedians? Really? | ||
* The [[Advertising#Spanish_fork|Spanish Fork]] and advertising on Wikipedia | * The [[Advertising#Spanish_fork|Spanish Fork]] and advertising on Wikipedia | ||
| − | *2002-3 The rise of the | + | *2002-3 The rise of the [[Robots]] – Wikipedia as 'aggregation engine' not 'crowdsourcing'. |
| − | *2003 Michael Davis moves from Chicago to Florida. His role in the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. Advertising. | + | *2003 [[Michael Davis]] moves from Chicago to Florida. His role in the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. Advertising. |
| − | *2004 Jon Schillaci starts the "Wikipedia campaign". The problem of conflict of interest. | + | *2004 [[Jon Schillaci]] starts the "Wikipedia campaign". The problem of conflict of interest. |
*2004 The LaRouche and other edit wars. Why conflict of interest is endemic in Wikipedia | *2004 The LaRouche and other edit wars. Why conflict of interest is endemic in Wikipedia | ||
| − | *2005 Seigenthaler and Brandt and | + | *2005 [[John Seigenthaler]] and [[Daniel Brandt]] and why Wikipedia is still vulnerable to malicious biography. The problem of anonymity and conflict of interest. |
*2006-7 The [[Essjay affair]] and the lessons that failed to be learned. | *2006-7 The [[Essjay affair]] and the lessons that failed to be learned. | ||
*2007 The Wikipedia 'golden age': the rise and fall of the 'content contributors'. | *2007 The Wikipedia 'golden age': the rise and fall of the 'content contributors'. | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 25 July 2012
Wikipedia through the Looking Glass is the working title for a book about Wikipedia
Outline
- 1994 Jimbo, the Chicago futures markets and how Wikipedia was intended to work
- 1996 The early days of Bomis. What it was, and its influence on Wikipedia
- 1998-2000 The move to San Diego, Larry Sanger is hired, the early days of Nupedia.
- 2000-2001 The birth of Wikipedia (the true story).
- 2001 (March-July) The growth of the wiki. The influence of Richard Stallman. Free software and open source software. The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
- 2001-2002 The Slashdot invasion, and what 'The Internet' really is. The Cunctator and the leadership crisis.
- 2002-2012 Who are the Wikipedians? Really?
- The Spanish Fork and advertising on Wikipedia
- 2002-3 The rise of the Robots – Wikipedia as 'aggregation engine' not 'crowdsourcing'.
- 2003 Michael Davis moves from Chicago to Florida. His role in the Wikimedia Foundation. Advertising.
- 2004 Jon Schillaci starts the "Wikipedia campaign". The problem of conflict of interest.
- 2004 The LaRouche and other edit wars. Why conflict of interest is endemic in Wikipedia
- 2005 John Seigenthaler and Daniel Brandt and why Wikipedia is still vulnerable to malicious biography. The problem of anonymity and conflict of interest.
- 2006-7 The Essjay affair and the lessons that failed to be learned.
- 2007 The Wikipedia 'golden age': the rise and fall of the 'content contributors'.
- 2005-2008 Morrow gets out of jail. His history and how the WMF fail to address the problem of the mentally ill on Wikipedia
- 2008 The Anvil email and its aftermath. The Wikipedia 'security police'.
- 2008 – The problem of Philosophy on Wikipedia. Why crowdsourcing will never write the Critique of Pure Reason.
- 2011-12 The SOPA protest and Wikipedia's alignment with the tech industry.
- 2012 Ashley van Haeften, harassment and the problem of Wikipedia reform
