PoliticWiki: exploring communal politics

  • Authors:
  • Kevin Makice

  • Affiliations:
  • Indiana University, Indiana

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2006 international symposium on Wikis
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

This paper describes the methodology and results of an attempt to use a wiki web site for political collaboration. Recruited through gateway contacts for online political organizations and publications, participants in the PoliticWiki project were asked to create a political platform from scratch. Foundation content was copied from 3rdParty.org to seed the wiki. Of the 78 surveys collected, eight members were responsible for 96% of all content changes. This study identifies obstacles to participation on a point-of-view wiki and explores its function as both a political forum and a vehicle for participatory design.