In the last class we were talking about the challenging to accuracy of information in an open system (like wikipedia). Although in theory a self-correcting system, we had at least one example of where incorrect information was spotted on wikipedia and speculated at the various motivations contributors may bring to their contributions.
Although not exactly the same thing...I did come across an interesting study by a couple of professor's at Dartmouth who looked at how contributor motivations affect the quality of contributions to Wikipedia. If you're interested, you can take a look at their study The Quality of Open Source Production: Zealots and Good Samaritans in the Case of Wikipedia
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