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Academic responses to [[Wikipedia]] since its inception in 2001 have shifted from scepticism and hostility to serious critique. Wikipedia is a project driven by a community of amateur, and sometimes professional, scholars and it is this community – and associated rules and practices – that shapes the site's publicly viewable content. Despite the centrality of egalitarianism and communal wisdom to the Wikipedian ethos, the encyclopaedia is not filled equitably with historical knowledge or topics. This article addresses the role of Wikipedia in the production of knowledge in a sport history context. An analysis of 115 Wikipedia articles written about notable Australian sportspeople revealed a disproportionately large group of high-quality cricket biographies. Further investigation revealed that a small group of [[Wikipedians]] were responsible for writing these articles. The work of this community of practice is indicative of the influence that dedicated special interest groups can have over the production of knowl...
 
Academic responses to [[Wikipedia]] since its inception in 2001 have shifted from scepticism and hostility to serious critique. Wikipedia is a project driven by a community of amateur, and sometimes professional, scholars and it is this community – and associated rules and practices – that shapes the site's publicly viewable content. Despite the centrality of egalitarianism and communal wisdom to the Wikipedian ethos, the encyclopaedia is not filled equitably with historical knowledge or topics. This article addresses the role of Wikipedia in the production of knowledge in a sport history context. An analysis of 115 Wikipedia articles written about notable Australian sportspeople revealed a disproportionately large group of high-quality cricket biographies. Further investigation revealed that a small group of [[Wikipedians]] were responsible for writing these articles. The work of this community of practice is indicative of the influence that dedicated special interest groups can have over the production of knowl...
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Revision as of 17:33, 19 December 2020


Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of Practice, the Production of Knowledge and Australian Sport History
Authors
Stephen Townsend
Gary Osmond
Murray G. Phillips
Publication date
2013
DOI
10.1080/09523367.2013.767239
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Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of Practice, the Production of Knowledge and Australian Sport History - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2013, written by Stephen Townsend, Gary Osmond and Murray G. Phillips.

Overview

Academic responses to Wikipedia since its inception in 2001 have shifted from scepticism and hostility to serious critique. Wikipedia is a project driven by a community of amateur, and sometimes professional, scholars and it is this community – and associated rules and practices – that shapes the site's publicly viewable content. Despite the centrality of egalitarianism and communal wisdom to the Wikipedian ethos, the encyclopaedia is not filled equitably with historical knowledge or topics. This article addresses the role of Wikipedia in the production of knowledge in a sport history context. An analysis of 115 Wikipedia articles written about notable Australian sportspeople revealed a disproportionately large group of high-quality cricket biographies. Further investigation revealed that a small group of Wikipedians were responsible for writing these articles. The work of this community of practice is indicative of the influence that dedicated special interest groups can have over the production of knowl...

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Townsend, Stephen; Osmond, Gary; Phillips, Murray G.. (2013). "[[Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of Practice, the Production of Knowledge and Australian Sport History]]". Routledge. DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2013.767239.

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{{cite journal |last1=Townsend |first1=Stephen |last2=Osmond |first2=Gary |last3=Phillips |first3=Murray G. |title=Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of Practice, the Production of Knowledge and Australian Sport History |date=2013 |doi=10.1080/09523367.2013.767239 |url=https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wicked_Wikipedia?_Communities_of_Practice,_the_Production_of_Knowledge_and_Australian_Sport_History |journal=Routledge}}

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Townsend, Stephen; Osmond, Gary; Phillips, Murray G.. (2013). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Wicked_Wikipedia?_Communities_of_Practice,_the_Production_of_Knowledge_and_Australian_Sport_History">Wicked Wikipedia? Communities of Practice, the Production of Knowledge and Australian Sport History</a>&quot;. Routledge. DOI: 10.1080/09523367.2013.767239.