Social:Wikigroaning
Wikigroaning is a term brought to public attention in June 2007 describing "the art of highlighting Wikipedia's bias toward things that don't matter."[1]
The practitioner "think[s] up two similar topics, one being of genuine historical or social relevance, and the other being useless to everyone but a small coterie of fans," and then compares the length of their respective Wikipedia entries.[1][2] An example would be a comparison of Wikipedia's entry on English philosopher John Locke with that on the character "John Locke" from the TV series Lost. The article that brought the term to light was written by Jon Hendren,[3] writing under the name "DocEvil", as a feature on the website Something Awful entitled "The Art of Wikigroaning".[4] On 19 June 2007, a sequel article was published on Something Awful.[5]
See also
- Systemic bias in coverage
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tossell, Ivor. "Duality of Wikipedia: On one hand, it's indispensable; on the other, it's the ultimate resource on things that don't matter". The Globe and Mail (15 June 2007). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070615.wweb15/BNStory/Technology/home.
- ↑ Brown, Andrew. "No amount of collaboration will make the sun orbit the Earth". The Guardian (14 June 2007). http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2101810,00.html.
- ↑ Brophy-Warren, Jamin. "Oh, that John Locke". The Wall Street Journal (16 June 2007): pp. 3. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB118194482542637175-lMyQjAxMDE3ODExNzkxNDc0Wj.html.
- ↑ Titanium, Johnny "DocEvil" (5 June 2007). "The Art of Wikigroaning". Something Awful. http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning.php.
- ↑ Titanium, Johnny "DocEvil" (19 June 2007). "Wikigroaning II: The New Batch". Something Awful. http://www.somethingawful.com/d/news/wikigroaning-ii.php.
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