User:ChrisG

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I'm interested in the politics and sociology of Wikipedia. How does this brave new experiement really work and will it continue to work in the future. So I thought I'd list articles to do with the politics and sociology.

Contents 1 Status Quo 2 Policy 3 Processes 4 Factions 5 Road Map 6 Is Wikipedia a community? 7 Debates with political consequences 8 misc 9 Policy - Work in progress

Status Quo

• Wikipedia Governance
• Power structure
• Wikipedia sociology

Policy

• en:Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines
• en:Neutral point of view
• en:Jimbo Wales/Statement of principles

Processes

• Wikipedia Vicious Cycle
• Wikipedia Peace Process
• More heat than light

Factions

• Faction
• Eventualism vs Immediatism
• Inclusionism vs Deletionism

Road Map

• Status quo The future of wikipedia Best cases Worst casesThreatsOpportunitiesVisionsHow to build WikipediaHow to Destroy Wikipedia

Is Wikipedia a community?

Community Wikipedia Community False community Darwikinism Battlefield of ideas

Debates with political consequences

ideal Wikipedia board referees

misc

24's contributions The history of Wikipedia

Policy - Work in progress

Decision Making Process