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2024:Program/Namuwiki - Not open, but collective knowledge base in South Korea

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Session title: Namuwiki - Not open, but collective knowledge base in South Korea

Session type: Lightning talk
Track: Wild Ideas
Language: en

NamuWiki is the very popular site by Korean speakers. While NamuWiki has the commonality of being a wiki that anyone can contribute to, it is not a site that adds to the free knowledge movement. This session will go deep dive through Namuwiki's nature and difference between wikimedia movement.

Description

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5 to 10 minute lightning talk session about introducing Korean wiki site called "NamuWiki". It is closed, as you are giving ownership of your contributions to the undisclosed private company, and there may be unverified or biased content. We will go through how namuwiki attracts the Korean netizens and how different than Wikimedia and free knwoledge movement

How does your session relate to the event theme, Collaboration of the Open?

Similar with Wikimedia movement that creating knowledge base with everyone, but it is private and not a part of the open knowledge movement. I will briefly talk about the impact of this site on open knowledge.

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

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Speakers

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  • Youngjin Ko
Administrator at Korean Wikipedia and project manager at Wikimedia Korea.