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He says, she says: conflict and coordination in Wikipedia

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CHI '07: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 453 - 462

https://doi.org/10.1145/1240624.1240698

Published: 29 April 2007 Publication History

Abstract

Wikipedia, a wiki-based encyclopedia, has become one of the most successful experiments in collaborative knowledge building on the Internet. As Wikipedia continues to grow, the potential for conflict and the need for coordination increase as well. This article examines the growth of such non-direct work and describes the development of tools to characterize conflict and coordination costs in Wikipedia. The results may inform the design of new collaborative knowledge systems.

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