Case Study

1. Sarah Kayyem Reham El Didi LujainRamiz

3. Online

4. Collaborative

6. It initially started as Nupedia

8. Available in a variety of languages.

9. It is up to date

12. Any Wikipedia contributor can be anonymous

14. Wikipedians spend a good amount of their time, knowledge and time, receiving no pay, by volunteering to contribute to the growing Wikipedia database. The motivation behind these people has been greatly researched and narrowed down to the following four points. Who are the wikipedians?

15. Values Social Understanding: Career: The 4 Wikipedian Values

16. How does Wikipedia mediate disputes on sensitive or controversial topics? logical manner. unbiased point of view policy credible people Wikipedia’s Controversy

17. User Factors Openness Computer Skills Motivation Knowledge Factors Type of Knowledge Peer Review Technology Factors Easy Usability Fast Access Flexible Structure Although Wikipedia might not be considered as a credible source HOWEVER it is built on many successful factors …

18. There is no right answer Some say its logic and have the unbiased point of view policy Some claim its biased like “conservapedia.com” conservapedia.com clearly shows some examples of Wikipedia’s liberal bias, deceit, frivolous gossip, and blatant errors on etc. 6) Is mediation likely to yield to unbiased results?