| Abstract
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Based on a study of observable changes aut … Based on a study of observable changes author-users made to three Wikipedia articles, this article contends that Wikipedia supports notions of revision, collaboration, and authority that writing studies purports to value, while also extending our understanding of the production of knowledge in public spaces. It argues that Wikipedia asks us to reexamine our expectations for the stability of research materials and who should participate in public knowledge making.ld participate in public knowledge making.
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| Added by wikilit team
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Added on initial load +
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| Collected data time dimension
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Cross-sectional +
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| Comments
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Wikipedia supports notions of revision, collaboration, and authority that writing studies purports to value
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| Conclusion
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Based on a study of observable changes aut … Based on a study of observable changes author-users made to three Wikipedia articles, this article contends that Wikipedia supports notions of revision, collaboration, and authority that writing studies purports to value, while also extending our understanding of the production of knowledge in public spaces. It argues that Wikipedia asks us to reexamine our expectations for the stability of research materials and who should participate in public knowledge making.ld participate in public knowledge making.
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| Data source
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Wikipedia pages +
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| Google scholar url
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http://scholar.google.com/scholar?ie=UTF-8&q=%22When%2Bthe%2Btenets%2Bof%2Bcomposition%2Bgo%2Bpublic%3A%2Ba%2Bstudy%2Bof%2Bwriting%2Bin%2BWikipedia%22 +
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| Has author
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James Peter Purdy +
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| Has domain
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Rhetoric +
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| Has topic
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Readability and style +
, Other collaboration topics +
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| Peer reviewed
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Yes +
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| Publication type
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Journal article +
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| Published in
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College Composition and Communication +
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| Research design
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Content analysis +
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| Research questions
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This study analyses the writing style and rethorics of Wikipedia contributors
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| Revid
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11,052 +
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| Theories
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Undetermined
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| Theory type
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Analysis +
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| Title
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When the tenets of composition go public: a study of writing in Wikipedia
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| Unit of analysis
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Edit +
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| Url
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http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ868267&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ868267 +
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| Volume
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61 +
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| Wikipedia coverage
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Main topic +
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| Wikipedia data extraction
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Live Wikipedia +
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| Wikipedia language
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English +
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| Wikipedia page type
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Other +
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| Year
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2009 +
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| Creation dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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15 March 2012 20:33:39 +
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| Categories |
Readability and style +
, Other collaboration topics +
, Rhetoric +
, Publications +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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30 January 2014 20:32:28 +
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