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1. 1. Climate Change on the English Wikipedia

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

   Author : Sanyal Rukshin; [2023]
   Keywords : Wikipedia; Traces; Controversy; Climate change; ANT; Conflict; Society;

   Abstract : Climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity, and yet society is unable to agree on its existence, causes and mitigation actions. This controversy in society manifests in all areas of public life including online channels. READ MORE

3. 2. THE LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE OF WIKIPEDIA A multilingual analysis and comparison of the language used in Wikipedia articles

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Patricia Grau Francitorra; [2022-06-20]
   Keywords : Abstract Wikipedia; Syntactic Analysis; Universal Dependencies; Grammatical Framework; UDPipe 2.0; Syntactic Patterns;

   Abstract : Wikipedia is a great source of knowledge, but due to its open-collaboration nature, it presents some limitations. Namely, the uneven distribution of content, the low overlap in topic coverage, the differences in the comprehensiveness of articles, and the low number of editors. READ MORE

4. 3. Digital Communication and Interactive Storytelling in Wikipedia : A Study of Greek Users’ Interaction and Experience

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : George Mavridis; [2021]
   Keywords : Wikipedia; interactive storytelling; digital communication; digital humanities; online communities; user experience; hyperlinks; interactive tools;

   Abstract : Wikipedia consists of an online encyclopedia created by users worldwide who collaborate to distribute knowledge and edit information in real-time. Although Wikipedia's accuracy has been a disputable and debatable issue in many recent studies, little academic research has systematically addressed how users interact with the platform's storytelling tools and how do they perceive and use Wikipedia's infrastructure, such as interactive tools. READ MORE

5. 4. The never ever perfect encyclopedia : an ethnographic analysis of participation in Wikipedia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Xiaotong Shen; [2019]
   Keywords : participation; deliberative discussion; governance; public sphere; civic cultures; online collaboration; online community; netnography; wikis; Wikipedia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Wikipedia represents ‘the sum of all human knowledge’ and is becoming the authoritative source on the Internet. As a collective work, how exactly are articles created by editors? The aim of the study is to seek the answer by use of participation theory. READ MORE

6. 5. The Swedish Wikipedia Gender Gap

   University essay from KTH/Medieteknik och interaktionsdesign, MID

   Author : Björn Helgeson; [2015]
   Keywords : Wikipedia; Wikmedia; gender; gender gap; equality; wikipedia equality; women; editors; wikipedia editors; Swedish Wikipedia; gender disproportion; computer skills; gender bias; gender bias on wikipedia; men; encyclopedia; distribution; gender distributon; systemic bias; Wikimedia Foundation; female editorship; female; female editors;

   Abstract : The proportion of women editors on the English language Wikipedia has for years been known to be very low. The purpose of this thesis is to see if this gender gap exists on the Swedish language Wikipedia as well, and investigate the reasons behind it. To do this, three methods are used. READ MORE