Table of Contents
Introduction: Wikipedia in Context
Problem #1: The Authority Problem
Problem #2: The Community Problem
Problem #3: Systemic Bias
Problem #4: The Editing Problem
Situating this Project: Teaching with Wikipedia and Wikipedia Scholarship
Part 1: Stalled Articles
Why do articles Stall?
Conceptual Issues
- Due to the Nature of Wikipedia as an Encyclopedia
- Due to an Article's Relation to Other Articles
- Due to Conceptual Ambiguities
- Due to Nuances in Notability
- Due to Skewed or Inappropriate Emphasis (Conceptual NPOV)
- Due to Conceptually Particular or Controversial Topics
- Due to a Topic Changing
Writing Issues
- It's an Essay (or Other Nonencyclopedic Genre)
- It Was Written Piecemeal
- Large Organizational Issues
- There Is Too Much Subject Matter Expertise
- The Writing Issues Are Complicated and the Material Extensive
Community Issues
- Policies Have Become Obstacles
- Quirks Become Magnified
- People Have Less Time, Access, or Interest—or Too Much
- The Community Is Intimidating
Addressing Stalled Articles
What Skills Are Needed?
What Does It Look Like to Address Stalled Articles?
- Particular Kinds of Research
- Particular Kinds of Assessment
- Particular Forms of Communication
- Particular Kinds of Editing