Comments on: Authority & Conflict on Wikipedia http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/11/02/authority-conflict-on-wikipedia/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed E59.1405, The Media, Culture, and Communications Department at the Steinhardt School of Education at NYU Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:16:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dylan http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/11/02/authority-conflict-on-wikipedia/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Dylan Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:36:33 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/?p=486#comment-87 I too, was amazed at what is going on behind the scenes at wikipedia. I kind of had an idea that there was a culture around it, and I've browsed the talk pages before, but it wasn't until I saw how many different rules/suggestions there are all in the name of consensus when I really grasped it. I agree with your assertion that dialogue between people with conflicting interests is a wholly positive thing, and I hope that wikipedia continues to function and grow in this manner. I think a multiplicity of voices would only add to the positive nature of the wiki-even if more voices led to something more difficult to manage. I too, was amazed at what is going on behind the scenes at wikipedia. I kind of had an idea that there was a culture around it, and I’ve browsed the talk pages before, but it wasn’t until I saw how many different rules/suggestions there are all in the name of consensus when I really grasped it. I agree with your assertion that dialogue between people with conflicting interests is a wholly positive thing, and I hope that wikipedia continues to function and grow in this manner.

I think a multiplicity of voices would only add to the positive nature of the wiki-even if more voices led to something more difficult to manage.

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