Wikipedia is editorial warzone, says study
(MSNBC) The Internet is a wonderland for sociologists, and one of the richest areas of study is Wikipedia, with its years of open collaboration and communication archived for posterity. But with collaboration comes conflict, and the “edit wars” that embroil hot Wikipedia topics are dissected in detail in a new paper by researchers in Budapest.
Though the study does not make for exciting reading, there are some interesting revelations about the way such conflicts run their course, and the people who make it all happen.
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