Crowdsourcing Not All Sourced by the Crowd: an Observation on the Behavior of Wikipedia Participants
Authors | Jung Lee DongBack Seo |
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Publication date | 2016 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.technovation.2016.05.002 |
Links | Original |
Crowdsourcing Not All Sourced by the Crowd: an Observation on the Behavior of Wikipedia Participants - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2016, written by Jung Lee and DongBack Seo.
Overview
This study investigates the behavioral patterns of Wikipedia participants to obtain a picture of internal dynamics of the world's largest crowdsourcing platform. It observes the responses of people when “other†people enter a crowd where internal and external controls are mostly absent. From the analysis of 342 Wikipedia articles, this study shows that the overall tone of Wikipedia articles is mostly decided by a dominant few rather than by a trivial many, and such domination worsens as the number of participant increases and the article matures. This result contradicts a common belief on crowdsourcing that Wikipedia would reflect the voices of a vast majority, obtain a balanced solution, and attain democracy on the Internet. Therefore, this study contributes to the literature by analyzing how effectively Wikipedia functions as a crowdsourcing platform within the context. It also implies that developing a proper crowdsourcing strategy such as effective management of a platform is necessary, especially when an organization has a specific goal to achieve throughout a project.
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Lee, Jung; Seo, DongBack. (2016). "[[Crowdsourcing Not All Sourced by the Crowd: an Observation on the Behavior of Wikipedia Participants]]". Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2016.05.002.
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Lee, Jung; Seo, DongBack. (2016). "<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Crowdsourcing_Not_All_Sourced_by_the_Crowd:_an_Observation_on_the_Behavior_of_Wikipedia_Participants">Crowdsourcing Not All Sourced by the Crowd: an Observation on the Behavior of Wikipedia Participants</a>". Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2016.05.002.
