wikimania preso final_ppt
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Free Culture ≈ Free Software ≈ Occasionally Free Beer
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Free Culture ≈ Free Software ≈ Occasionally Free Beer ≠ Free Laptop Computer
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What is wikiHow?
wikiHow is collaboration to build the world's largest, highest quality, how-to manual
16 million unique visitors - ranked 102nd most popular site by Quantcast
7 languages
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Why do people contribute to wikiHow?
I think it is fun/entertaining (77%)
I find it personally rewarding (75%)
I love to give back (66%)
I enjoy collaborating with others (60%)
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Simplified reasons for contributing
Fun1 1
Greater Meaning
Collaboration
2 2
3 3
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Making editing easier means more edits
Advanced editor Guided editor
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Edit abandonment is the failure to have fun
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Being reverted is not fun
Monthly ratio of reverted edits by editor class
Source: Suh, Bongwon; Convertino, Gregorio; Chi, Ed H.; & Pirolli, Peter (2009). The Singularity is not near: Slowing growth of Wikipedia.
{suh, convertino, echi, pirolli}@parc.com
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Simplified reasons for contributing
Fun1 1
Greater Meaning
Collaboration
2 2
3 3
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Noble missions provide greater meaning
Wikipedia: An encyclopedia for every person on the planet in their own language.
wikiHow: Practical instructions to help people solve the problems of everyday life.
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Extending greater meaning: Books to Africa experiment
Every time someone writes a new article on wikiHow, we will ship a physical text book to a child in Africa
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Greater meaning detractor: AdvertisingPartial solution: Opt out ads
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Greater meaning detractor: AdvertisingPartial solution: Opt out ads
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Going carbon neutral: A cautionary tale
wikiHow went carbon neutral a few years ago; temporarily was the most popular carbon neutral website
Going carbon neutral added meaning for many in community
But detracted meaning for others....
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Simplified reasons for contributing
Fun1 1
Greater Meaning
Collaboration
2 2
3 3
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Offering classes
Compassionate Communication (aka Non-Violent Communication)Goal to encourage civil, enjoyable collaboration
Taught by live instructors on phone and online
Free to wikiHow editors
$250 to non-editors
Writing SkillsOffered free classes on general writing skills taught by live instructors from Gotham Writers Workshop
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New article boost (NAB)Via NAB: Patrol and edit new articles, support contributors
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Female editors
* measured % of female admins
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Simplified reasons for contributing
Fun1 1
Greater Meaning
Collaboration
2 2
3 3
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Keep in touch
• wikiHow User:JackHerrick • email: [email protected] • Identi.ca : @Jack • Twitter: @JackHerrick