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| The '''Misplaced Pages community''' is the group of people who edit and volunteer their time to build ]<ref name="Daniel_Terdiman">Misplaced Pages Faces Growing Pains. By Daniel Terdiman. ''Wired News.'' Jan, 10, 2005. </ref> and to select what content in Misplaced Pages is best representative of the project's work.<ref name="Stephen_Pincock">News in Science - Best Misplaced Pages pages edited over and over - By Stephen Pincock. 07/03/2007. </ref> Prominent '''Wikipedians''', as they are known, have commented on the importance of the communal aspects of the project and emphasized it as a major reason to help the project.<ref name="Jenny_Kleeman">You couldn’t make it up: The internet encyclopedia Misplaced Pages is one of the most visited sites on the web. Can you trust it? by Jenny Kleeman. ''Times Online.'' March 02, 2007. </ref> Members of the community have a variety of incentives to participate; although many members of the community contribute through pseudonyms, a major incentive to contribute is the resulting prestige and respect within the community.<ref name="Andrea_Forte_and_Amy_Bruckman">Why Do People Write For Misplaced Pages? Incentives To Contribute To Open Source Publishing. By Andrea Forte and Amy Bruckman. </ref> The community has certain taboos and guidelines such as strongly disapproving notable members of the community editing their own articles.<ref name="Kenneth_Musante">The Outlaw Jimmy Wales: Discovering the Man Behind the Monolith That is Misplaced Pages. by Kenneth Musante ''Adotas.'' February 21st 2007. </ref> Misplaced Pages is a 💕 where anyone can ] and is built on ].<ref name="Andrea_Forte_and_Amy_Bruckman"/><ref name="Kristie_Lu_Stout">CNN.com - Misplaced Pages: The know-it-all Web site - From CNN Technology Correspondent Kristie Lu Stout. Aug. 4, 2003. </ref><ref name="Joseph_M._Reagle_Jr.">A Case of Mutual Aid: Misplaced Pages, Politeness, and Perspective Taking. By Joseph M. Reagle Jr. </ref><ref name="Fernada_B._Viegas">Studying Cooperation and Conflict with History Flow Visualatios. By Fernada B. Viegas, Martin Wattenburg, and Kushal Dave. </ref> | |||
| ==Recognition== | |||
| The communal aspect of Misplaced Pages was recognized in 2004 by the ] for the "community" category<ref name="The_Webby_Awards">The Webby Awards. And the winners are... The best of 2004. "The only award show for Internet sites that matter." - The Los Angeles Times. </ref> and recognized along with ], ] and other user generated content sites by ] in declaring their 2006 ] to be "You".<ref name="BBCNEWS">'You' named Time's person of 2006: "You" have been named as Time magazine's Person of the Year for the growth and influence of user-generated content on the internet. ''BBC News.'' Sunday, 17 December 2006. </ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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| ==Further reading== | |||
| * The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web (Paperback). Authors: Bo Leuf and Ward Cunningham. Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; Pap/Cdr edition (April 3, 2001). ISBN 020171499X | |||
| *Wiki: Web Collaboration (Hardcover). Authors: Anja Ebersbach, Markus Glaser, Richard Heigl, and G. Dueck. Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 6, 2005). ISBN 3540259953 | |||
| * Wikis For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback). Author: Dan Woods. Publisher: For Dummies (July 10, 2007). ISBN 0470043997 | |||
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