Category: Online Encyclopedias - Page 2
Ethical AI in Knowledge Platforms: How to Stop Bias and Take Back Editorial Control
Ethical AI in knowledge platforms must address bias, ensure editorial control, and prioritize truth over speed. Without human oversight, AI risks erasing marginalized voices and reinforcing harmful stereotypes.
How the Wikimedia Foundation Is Meeting Its Hiring and Diversity Goals
The Wikimedia Foundation is transforming its hiring practices to build a diverse, globally representative team that reflects Wikipedia’s worldwide users - with measurable results and real impact on content.
How Wikipedia Bots Support Human Editors with Maintenance Tasks
Wikipedia bots handle thousands of daily maintenance tasks-from fixing broken links to reverting vandalism-freeing human editors to focus on content quality and accuracy. These automated tools are essential to keeping Wikipedia running smoothly.
Wikipedia as Background Material: The Journalist's Reference Guide
Wikipedia isn't a source-but for journalists, it's one of the most powerful research tools available. Learn how to use it to find leads, verify facts, and uncover stories without ever quoting it.
Trend Reports: Emerging Topics Spiking on Wikipedia
Wikipedia trend reports reveal what people are urgently searching to understand-often before mainstream media picks up the story. From hydrogen aircraft to AI court rulings, these spikes show real public curiosity, not viral noise.
Paid Editing vs. Volunteer Editing: How Models Shape Content Quality and Editor Demographics
Paid and volunteer editors shape Wikipedia in different ways-paid editors bring speed and polish, while volunteers add depth and diversity. Understanding their differences reveals how knowledge is made-and who gets left out.
How WikiProjects Drive Article Improvement and Featured Article Status
WikiProjects are volunteer groups that improve Wikipedia articles through collaboration, sourcing, and peer review - turning good content into Featured Articles that meet high-quality standards.
Contributor Personas: Typologies of Wikipedia Editors
Wikipedia is edited by diverse contributors-from detail-oriented perfectionists to global volunteers. Understanding these personas reveals how knowledge is built, maintained, and sometimes lost on the world’s largest encyclopedia.
African Language Wikipedias: Building Knowledge Resources
African language Wikipedias are growing fast, letting communities build digital knowledge in their mother tongues. From Swahili to Yoruba, these projects are rewriting how knowledge is shared across the continent.
ArbCom Election Controversies: Campaigns, Alliances, and Outcomes on Wikipedia
ArbCom elections on Wikipedia are high-stakes battles over power, bias, and control. Learn how campaigns, alliances, and voter turnout shape the future of the world's largest encyclopedia.
WikiProject COVID-19: How Wikipedia Built Coordinated Crisis Coverage During the Pandemic
WikiProject COVID-19 turned Wikipedia into the world’s most trusted real-time source for pandemic information. Learn how volunteers, not experts, built coordinated, accurate coverage using structure, transparency, and global collaboration.
How to Use Wikipedia Talk Pages to Fix Disputed News Content
Learn how Wikipedia talk pages help editors resolve disputed news content through source-based discussion, collaboration, and policy-driven consensus-without bias or rumor.
