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This will be a Lecture in Wiki Format!
Some questions:
What percentage of people edit Wikipedia?
How popular is Wikipedia?
Why does Wikipedia work so well?
How accurate are articles in Wikipedia?
How are disputes resolved?
How many articles are on Wikipedia? How often are they edited?
Interesting Links
History Flow: http://www.research.ibm.com/visual/projects/history_flow/index.htm
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~asb/papers/bryant-forte-bruckman-group05.pdf
http://research.hp.com/research/idl/papers/wikipedia/wikipedia07.pdf
Wiki Scanner: http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/
Compare these two articles: Beer Pong and Alonzo Church
http://www.mndaily.com/2007/11/13/few-proud-wikipedia-authors