Wednesday, November 19, 2014

  1. What did wiki software allow Web users to do that the Mosaic browser did not?
  2. What do blogs and wikis have in common? They allow for everyone to modify and use.
  3. What problem did a young Jimmy Wales find with the World Book Encyclopedia? That once he updated it you cannot change it.
  4. How was Jimmy Wales inspired by the World Book Encyclopedia to create Wikipedia? By putting up the book so it can be constantly updated.
  5. How have encyclopedias inspired you in your own life?  They been able to help me with my assignments.
  6. Why did Nupedia fail? They only had 92 articles published.
  7. How did wiki software change the ideas behind Nupedia? That now people can update articles that can help impact peoples intrest.
  8. What is “crowdsourcing?” Crowdssourcing means when you enlist the services of a number of people.
  9. What do you think about the concept of “any fool in the world” being able to write articles for Wikipedia? That people were able to put their mind to it they can successful
  10. Do agree with the idea that “total idiots” could edit Wikipedia and of that being a good thing? Explain. Well it depends based on how they act rather then people opinions because you have to believe it when you see it.
  11. Why do you think Wikipedia grew so fast and became so popular in such a short amount of time? Yes because that's were people got information faster and easier.
  12. Do you believe Sanger’s elitist attitude was a good thing or a bad thing for Wikipedia? No because now people can receive all the information they need for assignments.
  13. What did you learn from the anecdote about the Wikipedia article on Einstein going to Albania for a passport in 1935? That you can't believe every article that's Wikipedia and you have to make sure its reliable.
  14. Explain this quote from the article: “I can’t imagine who could have written such detailed guidelines other than a bunch of people working together...It’s common in Wikipedia that we’ll come to a solution that’s really well thought out because so many minds have had a crack at improving it.” That when people come together as a whole they all come up with a solution.
  15. The author of the article states that Wikipedia “grew organically.” What does he mean by that? That over a period of time people used it as resource to help them gather information.
  16. How has Wikipedia “been the greatest collaborative knowledge project in history?”Being the greatest tool to help get what need.
  17. Based on your own opinion and experience with Wikipedia, do you agree with the above statement or disagree with it? Explain. Yes I agree with because it has help me learn new things rather then reserach different sites.
  18. What does the author mean by “wiki-crack?”
  19. Based on the article, do you believe Wikipedia is a reliable source of information? No because its full of bias information.
  20. Do you believe its possible for a 16-year-old from New Jersey to write “insightful” Wikipedia articles? Yes because anybody can write.
  21. How do you feel about basing your own research on something a 16-year-old wrote on Wikipedia? That if its good then i would go with it.
  22. What does Jimmy Wales mean by this mission statement: “Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge?” That people will care to complete their work.
  23. Do you agree or disagree with this mission statement? I agree because everyone wants to be like everyone else.
  24. Do you think Wikipedia has succeeded in its mission? Yes because people will bilieve anything they see.
  25. Do you agree or disagree that ordinary people, people without degrees, can “be part of the process of creating and distributing knowledge?”Yes I agree that people can do it if they put their mind to it.
  26. Based on your reading of the article, would you yourself use Wikipedia for your academic research? Depends to learn something yes but for a Research Paper no because it will bias information
  27. Would you yourself like to write and/or edit Wikipedia articles in order to be “a part of the process of creating and distributing knowledge?” Why or why not? No because I can't write

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