User:Biglou cmu/WikipediaLecture





This will be a Lecture in Wiki Format!
Some questions:


 * How popular is Wikipedia?
 * What percentage of people edit Wikipedia?
 * How many articles are on Wikipedia?
 * How often are they edited?
 * Why does Wikipedia work so well?
 * How accurate are articles in Wikipedia?
 * How are disputes resolved?
 * What gets said in the talk page?

Interesting Links

 * Abortion
 * George W Bush
 * Online dating service
 * Last comic standing


 * History Flow: http://www.research.ibm.com/visual/projects/history_flow/index.htm
 * http://www2.computer.org/plugins/dl/pdf/proceedings/hicss/2007/2755/00/27550078a.pdf?template=1&loginState=1&userData=anonymousIP1225230834366
 * http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~asb/papers/bryant-forte-bruckman-group05.pdf
 * http://research.hp.com/research/idl/papers/wikipedia/wikipedia07.pdf
 * WikiScanner: http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/
 * http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~reid/papers/group282-priedhorsky.pdf

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