I'll just say I'm a bit surprised to be hearing it from Wired first. Pakaran
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 8:24 PM, Keith Old<[email protected]> wrote: > Folks, > > http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/wikitrust/ > > Wired reports: > > > *"Starting this fall, you’ll have a new reason to trust the information you > find on Wikipedia: An optional feature called “WikiTrust” will color code > every word of the encyclopedia based on the reliability of its author and > the length of time it has persisted on the page.* > > *More than 60 million people visit the free, open-access encyclopedia each > month, searching for knowledge on 12 million pages in 260 languages. But > despite its popularity, > **Wikipedia*<http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/wikitrust/www.wikipedia.org> > * has long suffered criticism from those who say it’s not reliable. Because > anyone with an internet connection can contribute, the site is subject to > vandalism, bias and misinformation. And edits are anonymous, so there’s no > easy way to separate credible information from fake content created by > vandals.* > > *Now, researchers from the **Wiki Lab* <http://trust.cse.ucsc.edu/>* at the > University of California, Santa Cruz have created a system to help users > know when to trust Wikipedia—and when to reach for that dusty Encyclopedia > Britannica on the shelf. Called > **WikiTrust*<http://wikitrust.soe.ucsc.edu/index.php/Main_Page> > *, the program assigns a color code to newly edited text using an algorithm > that calculates author reputation from the lifespan of their past > contributions. It’s based on a simple concept: The longer information > persists on the page, the more accurate it’s likely to be.* > > *Text from questionable sources starts out with a bright orange background, > while text from trusted authors gets a lighter shade. As more people view > and edit the new text, it gradually gains more “trust” and turns from orange > to white."* > > More in story > > *Regards* > > ** > > *Keith* > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
