Chapter 6. Exploring the evolution of Wikipedia articles through Contropedia
-
David Laniado
Abstract
Wikipedia is not just a corpus of encyclopedic articles; it also includes an entire edit that details the evolution of each article. However, such records are often unknown to the general public, and too complex for researchers to use. uses innovative techniques to allow for the visualization, exploration and investigation of the evolution of Wikipedia articles and disputes about their content. This chapter introduces and provides an in-depth analysis of two articles from the WikiDemoCorpus: the English language article ‘Chiropractic’ and a multilingual comparison of articles on the European migration crisis. These use cases illustrate Contropedia’s visual and analytical modules for analyzing within an article and for cross-cultural comparison.
Abstract
Wikipedia is not just a corpus of encyclopedic articles; it also includes an entire edit that details the evolution of each article. However, such records are often unknown to the general public, and too complex for researchers to use. uses innovative techniques to allow for the visualization, exploration and investigation of the evolution of Wikipedia articles and disputes about their content. This chapter introduces and provides an in-depth analysis of two articles from the WikiDemoCorpus: the English language article ‘Chiropractic’ and a multilingual comparison of articles on the European migration crisis. These use cases illustrate Contropedia’s visual and analytical modules for analyzing within an article and for cross-cultural comparison.
Chapters in this book
- 日本言語政策学会 / Japan Association for Language Policy. 言語政策 / Language Policy 10. 2014 i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Building Wikipedia corpora
- Chapter 1. Building a comparable corpus of online discussions on Wikipedia 12
- Chapter 2. Mining parallel corpora from Wikipedia 45
-
Part II. Interactions on Wikipedia talk pages
- Chapter 3. Exploring interactions in Wikipedia talk pages 76
- Chapter 4. Investigating reply relations on Wikipedia talk pages to reconstruct interactional strategies of Wikipedia authors 107
- Chapter 5. Sockpuppets , Wikifants, and Honeypots 134
-
Part III. Visualizing and exploring cooperation and conflicts in Wikipedia
- Chapter 6. Exploring the evolution of Wikipedia articles through Contropedia 156
- Chapter 7. Live exploration of Wikipedia editing dynamics with visual analytics 178
- Chapter 8. Disagreements and conflicts in Wikipedia talk pages 205
- Chapter 9. To each their own truth 235
- Index 263
Chapters in this book
- 日本言語政策学会 / Japan Association for Language Policy. 言語政策 / Language Policy 10. 2014 i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Building Wikipedia corpora
- Chapter 1. Building a comparable corpus of online discussions on Wikipedia 12
- Chapter 2. Mining parallel corpora from Wikipedia 45
-
Part II. Interactions on Wikipedia talk pages
- Chapter 3. Exploring interactions in Wikipedia talk pages 76
- Chapter 4. Investigating reply relations on Wikipedia talk pages to reconstruct interactional strategies of Wikipedia authors 107
- Chapter 5. Sockpuppets , Wikifants, and Honeypots 134
-
Part III. Visualizing and exploring cooperation and conflicts in Wikipedia
- Chapter 6. Exploring the evolution of Wikipedia articles through Contropedia 156
- Chapter 7. Live exploration of Wikipedia editing dynamics with visual analytics 178
- Chapter 8. Disagreements and conflicts in Wikipedia talk pages 205
- Chapter 9. To each their own truth 235
- Index 263
