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Wikipedia Is Basically a Corporate Bureaucracy, According to a New Study

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Wikipedia is a voluntary organization dedicated to the noble goal of decentralized knowledge creation. But as the community has evolved over time, it has wandered further and further from its early egalitarian ideals, according to a new paper published in the journal Future Internet. In fact, such systems usually end…

Wikipedia is a voluntary organization dedicated to the noble goal of decentralized knowledge creation. But as the community has evolved over time, it has wandered further and further from its early egalitarian ideals, according to a new paper published in the journal Future Internet. In fact, such systems usually end up looking a lot like 20th century bureaucracies. Even in the brave new world of online communities, the Who had it right: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” This may seem surprising, since there is no policing authority on Wikipedia—no established top-down means of…

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