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Collective Intelligence and Neutral Point of View: The Case of Wikipedia / Shane Greenstein, Feng Zhu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Greenstein, Shane.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w18167.
- NBER working paper series no. w18167
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2012.
- Summary:
- We examine whether collective intelligence helps achieve a neutral point of view using data from a decade of Wikipedia's articles on US politics. Our null hypothesis builds on Linus' Law, often expressed as "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." Our findings are consistent with a narrow interpretation of Linus' Law, namely, a greater number of contributors to an article makes an article more neutral. No evidence supports a broad interpretation of Linus' Law. Moreover, several empirical facts suggest the law does not shape many articles. The majority of articles receive little attention, and most articles change only mildly from their initial slant.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- June 2012.
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