Building Wiki-history: between consensus and edit warring ...

The Wikipedia historical directory represents an online laboratory where history is continuously being written and rewritten. Hence the 'popular. SkiptomaincontentTaylor&FrancisGroupLogoSearch:AdvancedSearchClickheretosearchproductsusingtitlename,authornameandkeywords.LoginHi,User  YourAccountLogoutSearch:AdvancedSearchClickheretosearchproductsusingtitlename,authornameandkeywords.BreadcrumbsSection.Clickheretonavigatetorespectivepages.ChapterChapterBuildingWiki-history:betweenconsensusandeditwarringHELENEDOUNAEVSKYDOIlinkforBuildingWiki-history:betweenconsensusandeditwarringHELENEDOUNAEVSKYBuildingWiki-history:betweenconsensusandeditwarringHELENEDOUNAEVSKYbookBuildingWiki-history:betweenconsensusandeditwarringHELENEDOUNAEVSKYDOIlinkforBuildingWiki-history:betweenconsensusandeditwarringHELENEDOUNAEVSKYBuildingWiki-history:betweenconsensusandeditwarringHELENEDOUNAEVSKYbookBookMemory,ConflictandNewMediaClickheretonavigatetoparentproduct.Edition1stEditionFirstPublished2013ImprintRoutledgePages13eBookISBN9780203083635ShareABSTRACTTheWikipediahistoricaldirectoryrepresentsanonlinelaboratorywherehistory iscontinuouslybeingwrittenandrewritten.Hencethe‘popularencyclopedia’ appearstobeoneofthemajorfrontlinesofthe‘memorywars’andatthesame timeapromisingonlineplaygroundforthestudyofthisphenomenon.The nationalandlinguisticvirtualcommunitiesthathaveemergedfromtheWikipedia environmentcompetewitheachotherintermsofquantitativecontributiontothe project’sdevelopment,aswellasthroughtheproductionofarticlecontent, especiallyonhistoricalandpoliticalissues.Thesecommunitiesarepursuinga doublepurpose:theiractivityisanactofnationalself-assertioninsidetheirown countriesandsimultaneouslyaself-representationintheworldwidecontext. ThroughWikipedia’ssteadygrowth–andtheincreasingpoweroftheInternetin general–theiractivityismakinganevergreaterimpactonthepublicsphere.In thischapter,weproposetoobservehowtheWikipediacommunalcontentis createdandedited.Tothisendwewillapproachthesitefromtheinside,byinvestigatingthe‘edithistories’andotherbehind-the-sceneselementsofWikipedia. Morespecifically,wewillfocusonsomeexamplesofentriesoftheRussianlanguageeditionlinkedtocontroversialissuesinUkrainianhistory.1ABSTRACTT&FlogoPoliciesPrivacyPolicyTerms&ConditionsCookiePolicyPoliciesPrivacyPolicyTerms&ConditionsCookiePolicyJournalsTaylor&FrancisOnlineCogentOAJournalsTaylor&FrancisOnlineCogentOACorporateTaylor&FrancisGroupTaylor&FrancisGroupCorporateTaylor&FrancisGroupTaylor&FrancisGroupHelp&ContactStudents/ResearchersLibrarians/InstitutionsHelp&ContactStudents/ResearchersLibrarians/InstitutionsConnectwithusConnectwithusRegisteredinEngland&WalesNo.30990675HowickPlace|London|SW1P1WG©2022InformaUKLimited