InformationWeek Weblog: Deleted: What's Not Up To Snuff For Wikipedia
Link from here to original NYT article on how Wikipedia decides which entries stay, which go (what...you didn't think every little bit of drivel someone, or some group, writes stays up in perpetuity?? c'mon!) and who decides. Interesting research implications and behind the scenes look at social networking. We already know there are tons of politics in play at Wikipedia and that communal editing has been abused in the past, and will likely be again. Always helpful to have a bright spotlight flashed at any problem spots or weaknesses-- afterall, that is part of the point of social software, no?! That the community of writers makes changes based on what is brought to its attention-- the glaring mistakes, obvious and not so obvious omissions, the here-to-fore unknowns...
Question is...where is the fine line between editing, fixing mistakes and crossing into misinformation or censorship. The world is not black and white, but many shades of grey-- wikis and other social software should reflect that too.
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