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Wiki credibility enhancement

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Felix Halim,

Wu Yongzheng,

Roland YapAuthors Info & Claims

WikiSym '09: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration

Article No.: 17, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/1641309.1641335

Published: 25 October 2009 Publication History

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Wikipedia has been very successful as an open encyclopedia which is editable by anybody. However, the anonymous nature of Wikipedia means that readers may have less trust since there is no way of verifying the credibility of the authors or contributors. We propose to automatically transfer external information about the authors from outside Wikipedia to Wikipedia pages. This additional information is meant to enhance the credibility of the content. For example, it could be the education level, professional expertise or affiliation of the author. We do this while maintaining anonymity. In this paper, we present the design and architecture of such system together with a prototype.

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Claes FTramullas J(2021)Estudios sobre la credibilidad de Wikipedia: una revisiónÁrea Abierta10.5209/arab.7405021:2(187-204)Online publication date: 17-May-2021
https://doi.org/10.5209/arab.74050
Yang XQiu QYu STahir H(2013)Designing a trust evaluation model for open‐knowledge communitiesBritish Journal of Educational Technology10.1111/bjet.1208345:5(880-901)Online publication date: 4-Jul-2013
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12083
Taraborelli DRoth C(2011)Viable Web Communities: Two Case StudiesViability and Resilience of Complex Systems10.1007/978-3-642-20423-4_4(75-105)Online publication date: 29-Jul-2011
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20423-4_4

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Wiki credibility enhancement
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing systems and tools
2. Information systems
  1. World Wide Web

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WikiSym '09: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration

October 2009

200 pages

ISBN:9781605587301

DOI:10.1145/1641309

General Chair:
Dirk Riehle
SAP Labs LLC
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Amy Bruckman
Georgia Institute of Technology

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October 25 - 27, 2009

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Claes FTramullas J(2021)Estudios sobre la credibilidad de Wikipedia: una revisiónÁrea Abierta10.5209/arab.7405021:2(187-204)Online publication date: 17-May-2021
https://doi.org/10.5209/arab.74050
Yang XQiu QYu STahir H(2013)Designing a trust evaluation model for open‐knowledge communitiesBritish Journal of Educational Technology10.1111/bjet.1208345:5(880-901)Online publication date: 4-Jul-2013
https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12083
Taraborelli DRoth C(2011)Viable Web Communities: Two Case StudiesViability and Resilience of Complex Systems10.1007/978-3-642-20423-4_4(75-105)Online publication date: 29-Jul-2011
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20423-4_4

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