Wiki+Writing

Discussion questions
According to the [|Wikipedia article for the Enlightenment proto-wiki], the //Encyclopédie//, the writers were trying "to change the way people think." Many articles in the modern Wikipedia clearly share this goal; trying to raise public consciousness through informing us of empirical facts. What are some good examples of this kind of politically or ideologically motivated article?

**Links related to principles in Wiki Writing**
[|interesting story] about intellectual property in the digital age (Stephanie Vie & Jennifer deWinter chapter)

the [|Talk page] on Wikipedia's article about Bosniaks (they seem to have gone with the term disliked by Caeton's student); lost of detailed, nuanced debate about the language of ethnic and religious identity

[|story] about the intricacies of Wikipedia's editing policy (NPR)

in a [|podcast episode] about the differences between men and women, Freakonomics discusses the gender gap in Wikipedia editors

some people's (guess the team member?) go-to [|wiki resource] on Star Trek info

online collection of pages in the [|Glossa Ordinaria] (mentioned in McCorkle's chapter; a medieval proto-wiki collection of Bible commentary)

This just in! I found a free online version of this book at [] Why didn't I know about it two months ago.

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