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*[[neutral point of view]], i.e. [[community point of view]] is [[God's Eye View]], which encourages [[systemic bias]] by bringing in and reinforcing one's own [[faction]] by [[technological escalation]] | *[[neutral point of view]], i.e. [[community point of view]] is [[God's Eye View]], which encourages [[systemic bias]] by bringing in and reinforcing one's own [[faction]] by [[technological escalation]] | ||
*[[virtual community]], i.e. confusing [[epistemic community]] with [[no body]] at risk with real bodily reality community where [[some body]] needs protecting, this leads directly to such other-body-risking games as [[outing]] | *[[virtual community]], i.e. confusing [[epistemic community]] with [[no body]] at risk with real bodily reality community where [[some body]] needs protecting, this leads directly to such other-body-risking games as [[outing]] | ||
*[[wise crowd]]s, an extreme version of the virtual community ideology that claims that [[groupthink]] itself is "wisdom" | |||
*[[developer vigilantiism]], a form of direct [[technological escalation]] | *[[developer vigilantiism]], a form of direct [[technological escalation]] | ||
*[[sysopism]], just trusting a gang of thugs to judge and mediate the above - leads inevitably to [[trollist]] response | *[[sysopism]], just trusting a gang of thugs to judge and mediate the above - leads inevitably to [[trollist]] response | ||
Revision as of 22:01, 18 July 2004
Wiki ideology pervades large public wikis. We should avoid it:
- neutral point of view, i.e. community point of view is God's Eye View, which encourages systemic bias by bringing in and reinforcing one's own faction by technological escalation
- virtual community, i.e. confusing epistemic community with no body at risk with real bodily reality community where some body needs protecting, this leads directly to such other-body-risking games as outing
- wise crowds, an extreme version of the virtual community ideology that claims that groupthink itself is "wisdom"
- developer vigilantiism, a form of direct technological escalation
- sysopism, just trusting a gang of thugs to judge and mediate the above - leads inevitably to trollist response
- Wikiism, the belief that the technology of large public wikis is itself magical or powerful in a way that ordinary conversations are not
Many people believe these are just variants of fascism and racism, or a particularly virulent sort of capitalism where those with infrastructure owners trust can run rampant, and this is justified by property rights.