Wikipedia through the Looking Glass

Wikipedia through the Looking Glass is the working title for a book about Wikipedia, by Edward Buckner, co-written with Eric Barbour.

Alternative title FREAK SHOW: An Uncensored Look Inside Wikipedia.

Outline

Founder and co-founder

1. 1994 Jimbo, the Chicago futures markets and how Wikipedia was intended to work

10 pages - In good shape.

1. 1996 The early days of Bomis. What it was, and its influence on Wikipedia

10 pages - In good shape.

1. 1998-2000 The move to San Diego, Larry Sanger is hired, the early days of Nupedia.

15 pages - In good shape.

1. 2000-2001 The birth of Wikipedia (the true story).

12 pages - End needs tidying.

1. 2001 (March-July) The growth of the wiki. The influence of Richard Stallman. Free software and open source software. The Cathedral and the Bazaar.

14 pages - Needs tidying.

1. 2001-2002 The Slashdot invasion, and what 'The Internet' really is. The Cunctator and the leadership crisis.

17 pages - Needs considerable work.

1. 2002-2012 Who are the Wikipedians? Really?

Not started.

1. 2002 The Spanish Fork and advertising on Wikipedia

Not started.

1. 2002-3 The rise of the Robots – Wikipedia as 'aggregation engine' not 'crowdsourcing'.

9 pages - Needs finishing.

1. 2003 Michael Davis moves from Chicago to Florida. His role in the Wikimedia Foundation. Advertising.

Not started.

1. 2004 Jon Schillaci starts the "Wikipedia campaign". The problem of conflict of interest.

Not started.

1. 2004 The LaRouche and other edit wars. Why conflict of interest is endemic in Wikipedia
2. 2005 John Seigenthaler and Daniel Brandt and why Wikipedia is still vulnerable to malicious biography. The problem of anonymity and conflict of interest.

15 pages - Needs some work.

1. 2006-7 The Essjay affair and the lessons that failed to be learned.

16 pages - In good shape.

1. 2007 The Wikipedia 'golden age': the rise and fall of the 'content contributors'.

Not started.

1. 2005-2008 Morrow gets out of jail. His history and how the WMF fail to address the problem of the mentally ill on Wikipedia

Not started.

1. 2008 The Anvil email and its aftermath. The Wikipedia 'security police'.

Not started.

1. 2008 – The problem of Philosophy on Wikipedia. Why crowdsourcing will never write the Critique of Pure Reason.

16 pages - Needs further work.

1. 2010 Why Wikipedia must not be censored, and how Jimbo was nearly removed as founder. Why there must be as much pornography as possible on Wikipedia.

Not started.

1. 2011-12 The SOPA protest and Wikipedia's alignment with the tech industry.

Not started.

1. 2012 Ashley van Haeften, harassment and the problem of Wikipedia reform

Not started.

See also

• Another suggested outline