Laura E. Roberts
Mai Nou Xiong-Gum
ABSTRACT
The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia has seen the need for immediate communication—one that brings with it new civic considerations for structuring social media platforms. On February 23, the “2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine” Wikipedia page was created as its own article, formerly part of the “2021-2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis.” Starting with seven sections and 112 references, the page expanded 14 sections and nearly 600 references in the span of two weeks. With this emerging situation, previously codified editing roles, such as that of the vandal fighter, adapted to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving situation with fast-paced contributions from a globally distributed network of Wikipedia editors. In this paper, we argue that the vandal fighter role evoked self-expression, or individual personal decisions, expertise, and actions, as well as underlying norms of Wikipedia to coordinate action during this event. Further, we propose that this coordination is a form of connective intelligence, whereby editors connect with others toward a common goal and selectively share self-expressions when salient to the actions of the group.
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- Wikipedia Editing as Connective Intelligence: Analyzing the Vandal Fighter Role in the “2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine” Wikipedia Article
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