Week3: Wikipedia Editing - Lee Joowon

 This week, I was primarily working on adding reliable references to Wikipedia articles, focusing on content that lacked or did not have a citation. In particular, I focused on increasing credibility by adding reliable news articles and other references to existing content. Here is the link I edited. 

 During this editing, I learned that more articles actually require citations for a variety of reasons than I thought. The most difficult part of adding citations to articles like this was to satisfy the suitability of the content and the reliability of the source at the same time. In the process of finding sources that are relevant to the content, there were cases where they match the content of the sentence, but the reliability of the source was low, while there were cases where reliable sources existed but did not directly support the content. As such, it took a lot of time and I found it difficult to find materials that could meet both the content and the source.

 On the other hand, this editing made me think about how to set the standard for 'trusted citation'. For example, it was difficult to set a standard on which to use news articles, academic papers, or official materials from institutions depending on the information, such as news articles being appropriate for the latest trends and official materials for statistics or history. Therefore, I would like to discuss how to maintain information neutrality by reflecting citations from various perspectives beyond simply adding citations.

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  1. Nguyen Duc DuyMarch 21, 2026 at 7:11 AM

    Your reflection clearly shows the challenges of adding reliable citations. I agree that balancing content relevance and source reliability is the hardest part. You also raised a good point about choosing different types of sources. In my opinion, using a mix of sources from various perspectives is important to keep information neutral and trustworthy.

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