{"id":426145,"date":"2022-04-03T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-a-wiki\/"},"modified":"2022-04-03T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:00:32","slug":"what-is-a-wiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-wiki\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is a Wiki?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3574a07d73c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path 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class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-wiki\/#The_Origin_of_the_Name_%E2%80%9CWiki%E2%80%9D\" >The Origin of the Name \u201cWiki\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-wiki\/#What_Is_a_Wiki\" >What Is a Wiki?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-wiki\/#Specialized_Wikis\" >Specialized Wikis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-wiki\/#Should_You_Trust_a_Wiki\" >Should You Trust a Wiki?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Is_a_Wiki%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Is a Wiki?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage  wp-image-794613 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shutterstock_1935557578.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shutterstock_1935557578.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/shutterstock_1935557578.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Wikipedia logo on a laptop screen.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/hamburg-germany-january-15-2021-close-1935557578\" data-credittext=\"nitpicker\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/hamburg-germany-january-15-2021-close-1935557578\">nitpicker\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The word \u201cwiki\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/wehe\/?q=wiki\">comes from Hawaiian<\/a>\u00a0and can be a verb meaning \u201cTo Hasten\u201d or an adjective meaning \u201cquick\u201d or \u201cfast.\u201d But how in the world does that relate to Wikipedia?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Origin_of_the_Name_%E2%80%9CWiki%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>The Origin of the Name \u201cWiki\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first wiki, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.c2.com\/?WikiWikiWeb\">WikiWikiWeb<\/a>, was created by a man named Ward Cunningham to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information, and experience between programmers. The name, WikiWikiWeb, was inspired by a shuttle service at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. Since then, the idea has grown explosively, and become one of the defining aspects of the internet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_note\"><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> A lot of the discussion and examples here will revolve around Wikipedia and other sites managed by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wikimediafoundation.org\/\">Wikimedia Foundation<\/a>, as they\u2019re by far the largest wikis in existence. Not all wikis function in exactly the same way, though most will be similar.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_a_Wiki\"><\/span>What Is a Wiki?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The internet is loaded with informational websites of <em>widely<\/em> varying quality. Some are filled with carefully curated content, written and edited by people with specialized training or experience. Most sources considered authoritative are run this way, and for good reason \u2014 selecting your content for accuracy goes a long way towards increasing credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Wikis work in exactly the opposite way. The content found on wikis is written and edited almost exclusively by anonymous volunteers. If you spot an inaccuracy or problem with an article, you can make any corrections necessary. If an article doesn\u2019t exist at all, you can add it. If someone has a problem with your additions, they can dispute it or remove it. You can even host your own wiki if you wanted, either using <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediawiki.org\/wiki\/MediaWiki\"> software available from the Wikimedia Foundation<\/a>, or your own home-brewed solution. The goal of wikis is always to be as open as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The entire history of an article \u2014 when it was created, what changes were made and when, and any discussion or debate about the content \u2014 is publicly viewable. Here is an example of what you might see if you were to check out a page\u2019s edit history on Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-794745 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wikipedia-revision-history-1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Revision history on the wikipedia article about Heavy Water.\" width=\"650\" height=\"504\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Specialized_Wikis\"><\/span>Specialized Wikis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The majority of wikis out there don\u2019t try to be as broad in scope as Wikipedia. There are specialized wikis for almost every topic you can imagine. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fandom.com\">Fandom.com<\/a> (formerly Wikia) alone hosts thousands of Wikis relating to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, television, books, video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, and more.<\/p>\n<p>As an example, the Star Wars wiki \u2014 which is named \u201cWookieepedia,\u201d a portmanteau of \u201cWookiee\u201d and \u201cEncyclopedia\u201d \u2014 has just shy of 175,000 articles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-794743\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WookieePEdia.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The top of the Star Wars fandom wiki. \" width=\"650\" height=\"184\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia maintains <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_wikis\">a non-exhaustive list of other wikis<\/a> you can find on the internet, which you can check out.<\/p>\n<p>Using an open collaboration model has allowed wikis to cover a diverse range of topics and grow at an astonishing rate with little\u2014if any\u2014centralized oversight. New information can be incorporated into existing articles within seconds. But what does the lack of centralized oversight mean for accuracy?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Trust_a_Wiki\"><\/span>Should You Trust a Wiki?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There has been extensive debate over the accuracy and reliability of crowdsourced resources like Wikipedia. Critics are quick to point out that \u201cAnyone can edit it and say whatever they want,\u201d which is largely true. Sometimes false information is added and passed off as fact, either deliberately as an act of vandalism, or unintentionally, due to honest ignorance. Other times, biased or incomplete information is added without sufficient context.<\/p>\n<p>Wikis rely on the \u201cwisdom of the crowd\u201d to sort out these issues. There is an assumption inherent to the wiki model that people will try to express the truth as best they know it, and that when you have a large enough group of people contributing, things like individual bias will get canceled out and major factual errors will be eliminated. Wikipedia, and associated sites, explicitly ask people to try to maintain a neutral point of view and to only make claims that are verifiable. But does this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach work?<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, it mostly does. Wikipedia scores decently when measured based purely on empirical fact. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/00907320810851998\">One study<\/a> found that Wikipedia was accurate 80% of the time, whereas conventional encyclopedias were accurate about 96% of the time. Wikipedia does better with highly technical or specialized articles, where Wikipedia has been found to be comparable to Britannica in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/438900a\">a Nature study<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5210\/fm.v11i11.1413\">a separate study<\/a> found that experts rated Wikipedia articles related to their field more highly than laymen did. In the same study, only 5.7% of experts found factual errors in the articles they reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia is usually factually correct, but what about bias? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/ris\/Publication%20Files\/15-023_e044cf50-f621-4759-a827-e9a3bf8920c0.pdf\">A study by researchers Harvard Business School<\/a> found that the more times an article was revised, the more likely words indicative of bias are to disappear compared to expertly curated works \u2014 in other words, Wikipedia articles tend become less biased as more people work on them.<\/p>\n<p>So make the world a less biased place \u2014 edit a Wikipedia article.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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