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Beyond Notability. Collective Deliberation on Content Inclusion in Wikipedia

Year: 2010

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this study we analyse the structure of a particular form of collective decision-making in Wikipedia, i.e. decisions regarding content inclusion and deletion. Wikipedia's official guidelines require that only topics that meet "notability" standards be included with a dedicated article. Decisions as to whether a topic is "notable" are made by groups of self-appointed reviewers, who assess the alleged encyclopaedic nature of a topic via so called "Article for Deletion" discussions. We analyse the structure and dynamics of these discussions in order to identify possible biases affecting their outcome. We show in particular the effects of voter heterogeneity and herding behaviour on the functioning of these collective deliberation processes.

Source: IEEE International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems Workshops (SASOW)

DOI: 10.1109/sasow.2010.26

Authors: Dario Taraborelli, Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia

Institutions: University of Surrey, Università della Svizzera italiana

Language: English

Topic: Wikis in Education and Collaboration

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2162842991

FWCI: 8.968

Cites: 26

Cited by: 38

Related to: 10