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One of the things I'm interested in involves understanding how Wikipedia (the most popular site in the world built on the MediaWiki software package) operates, particularly in comparison to M3P and our plans for it.
One of the things I'm interested in involves understanding how Wikipedia (the most popular site in the world built on the MediaWiki software package) operates, particularly in comparison to M3P and our plans for it.


==Wikipedia in the Classroom==
==Addressing the overlap==
On Wednesday 5 January 2011 I attended a webinar organized by Educause called Wikipedia in the Classroom: Changing the Way Teachers and Students Use Wikipedia. [http://net.educause.edu/live111] 
Something that will need to be addressed in various ways is the direct overlap between Wikipedia and the M3P.  This project will always have more information and materials about Maltese music and associated art that Wikipedia simply by virtue of the fact that we have different filtering systems and policies for what to accept, keep, or even encourage in terms of contributions.


The session was presented by Annie Lin [http://www.linkedin.com/in/anniellin] [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Alin] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alin_%28Public_Policy%29] [http://blog.wikimedia.org/blog/2010/06/14/wikimedia-gears-up-for-classes/]
A quick look at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Malta Music of Malta] page on Wikipedia illustrates the situation straight away.


Here are some related links and resources from that session:
There may be room to consider Wikipedia as a way to filter some of the material that appears for public consumption (rather than collaborative production) on the M3P, once the project has been fully established.
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SUP enwp.org/WP:SUP] - Wikipedia School and University Projects
* [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf/ bookshelf.wikimedia.org] - Wikimedia Bookshelf (CONTAINS RESOURCES AS PDF)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CAMPUS Wikipedia:CAMPUS] - Info on/for Campus Ambassadors
* [http://www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/Wikipedia/30676 Wikipedia resources from Educause] 
 
 
* [http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23EduLive #EduLive on Twitter] - worth a look...but may become irrelevant later
 
===EDUCAUSE ARCHIVES FOR WIKIPEDIA WEBINARS===
* [http://www.educause.edu/Resources/WikipediaintheClassroomChangin/220908 Wikipedia in the Classroom: Changing the Way Teachers and Students Use Wikipedia]
* [http://www.educause.edu/Resources/WhatWikipediaCanTeachUsAboutth/162561 What Wikipedia Can Teach Us About the New Media Literacies]


Also of interest is the way M3P is and/or is not primarily an encyclopedia but a memory project. In this regard, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:HaeB/Timeline_of_distributed_Wikipedia_proposals Timeline of distributed Wikipedia proposals]: A survey of the - surprisingly frequent but as yet inconsequential - proposals for some kind of distributed Wikipedia (abolishing the principle that there is only one current article version for each topic), and more specifically, proposals to apply the principles of distributed revision control (as exemplified by Git in software development) to wikis in general and Wikipedia in particular. This is by Wikipedia User:HaeB.


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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12171977 Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia too complicated for many] - BBC
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12171977 Jimmy Wales says Wikipedia too complicated for many] - BBC
* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20028451-52.html At 10, highlighting Wikipedia's past and future] - CNET
* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20028451-52.html At 10, highlighting Wikipedia's past and future] - CNET
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/14/wikipedia-unplanned-miracle-10-years Wikipedia – an unplanned miracle] - Clay Shirky
* [http://mashable.com/2011/01/15/wikipedia-10-years-survival/ Wikipedia Celebrates 10 Years, But Will It Survive Another Decade?] - Mashable
* [http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/15/a-decade-of-wikipedi.html A decade of Wikipedia: lesser-known miracles] - Boing Boing
see also...
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lists_of_lists The List of Lists of Lists] - a clear demonstration of the expansiveness of Wikipedia after 10 years of collaborative contributions.
and soon after the anniversary we got this:
* [http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/04/20/wikimedia-uk-hires-full-time-staff-aims-to-increase-content-quality-on-wikipedia/ WikiMedia UK To Hire Full-Time Staff, Aims To Increase Content Quality On Wikipedia] - The Next Web (UK)
==Wikimedia Research==
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Projects Canonical directory of Wikimedia research projects] - currently underway or recently completed
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Research Wikimedia research] - full category listings
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:WSOR11 Wikimedia Summer of Research 2011]
==Wikimania==
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2012/Bids/Washington,_D.C Wikimania 2012]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/WikimediaIL Videos from Wikimania 2011]
* [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/wikimania2012/wiki/Volunteers Wikimania 2012 call for volunteers]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/business/media/a-push-to-redefine-knowledge-at-wikipedia.html NY Times report from Wikimania 2011]
==See also==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQR0gx0QBZ4 Jimmy Wales: How a ragtag band created Wikipedia] - TED Talk (YouTube video)
* [http://www.thestateofwikipedia.com/ The State of Wikipedia]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/02/02/where-are-the-women-in-wikipedia Where Are the Women in Wikipedia?] - NY Times Debate, 3 February 2011.
* [http://dmlcentral.net/blog/ben-williamson/wikirriculum-curriculum-digital-age Wikirriculum: Curriculum in the Digital Age] by Ben Williamson
* [http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/06/10/wikipedia-editors-do-it-for-fun-first-results-of-our-2011-editor-survey/ Wikipedia editors do it for fun: First results of our 2011 editor survey] Wikimedia Blog, 10 June 2011
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Mobile_Readers_Survey_2011 Wikipedia Mobile Readers Survey 2011] - FAQ
* [http://www.indystar.com/article/20110913/BUSINESS06/109130390/Wikipedia-founder-shares-passion-Indianapolis-crowd  Wikipedia founder shares passion with Indianapolis crowd] - IndyStar.com, 14 September 2011
* [http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/11/st_essay_wikipediawonders/ Why Wikipedia is as Important as the Pyramids] - Jonathon Keats, ''Wired'', 1 November 2011.
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16359364 Wikipedia project to cover life in Monmouth] - BBC, 30 December 2011.
* [http://chronicle.com/article/The-Undue-Weight-of-Truth-on/130704/ The 'Undue Weight' of Truth on Wikipedia] by Timothy Messer-Kruse - ''The Chronicle Review'', 12 February 2012
* [http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/technology/technolog/wikipedia-editorial-warzone-says-study-838793 Wikipedia Is An Editorial Warzone] MSNBC, 21 June 2012
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/nov/08/wikipedia-buzz-blockbuster-movies-takings Wikipedia buzz predicts blockbuster movies' takings weeks before release] - ''The Guardian'', Thursday 8 November 2012
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/magazine/jimmy-wales-is-not-an-internet-billionaire.html Jimmy Wales is not an Internet Billionaire] - ''NYTimes'', 30 June 2013
* [http://thenextweb.com/media/2014/01/25/wikipedia-adding-celebrity-voices-biography-pages-preserve-celebrity-voices-future-generations/ Wikipedia adding celebrity voices to wiki pages to preserve them for future generations] - Owen Williams, ''TheNextWeb'', 25 January 2013
* [http://www.economist.com/news/international/21597959-popular-online-encyclopedia-must-work-out-what-next-wikipeaks The Future of Wikipedia: WikiPeaks?] - ''The Economist'', 1 March 2014

Latest revision as of 15:45, 4 March 2014

One of the things I'm interested in involves understanding how Wikipedia (the most popular site in the world built on the MediaWiki software package) operates, particularly in comparison to M3P and our plans for it.

Addressing the overlap

Something that will need to be addressed in various ways is the direct overlap between Wikipedia and the M3P. This project will always have more information and materials about Maltese music and associated art that Wikipedia simply by virtue of the fact that we have different filtering systems and policies for what to accept, keep, or even encourage in terms of contributions.

A quick look at the Music of Malta page on Wikipedia illustrates the situation straight away.

There may be room to consider Wikipedia as a way to filter some of the material that appears for public consumption (rather than collaborative production) on the M3P, once the project has been fully established.

Also of interest is the way M3P is and/or is not primarily an encyclopedia but a memory project. In this regard, see Timeline of distributed Wikipedia proposals: A survey of the - surprisingly frequent but as yet inconsequential - proposals for some kind of distributed Wikipedia (abolishing the principle that there is only one current article version for each topic), and more specifically, proposals to apply the principles of distributed revision control (as exemplified by Git in software development) to wikis in general and Wikipedia in particular. This is by Wikipedia User:HaeB.

Wikipedia at 10

Wikipedia celebrated its 10th anniversary in January 2011. Here are some links to interviews and comments from this time:

see also...

  • The List of Lists of Lists - a clear demonstration of the expansiveness of Wikipedia after 10 years of collaborative contributions.

and soon after the anniversary we got this:

Wikimedia Research

Wikimania

See also

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