wikistorming

English

Etymology

Blend of wiki +‎ brainstorming or perhaps wiki +‎ storming

Noun

wikistorming (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) A collaborative effort to inject a certain viewpoint (such as a feminist perspective) into a wiki website.
    • 2014, The War on Learning: Gaining Ground in the Digital University‎, page 232:
      Wikistorming brings knowledge from campus libraries and translates it to the Web.
    • 2015, Wei Zhang, Cheris Kramarae, “Bold Ideas for Creative Social Networking: An Invitational Discussion”, in Handbook of Research on Digital Media and Creative Technologies, →ISBN:
      Working collaboratively and creatively in wikistorming sessions, many writers involved with technology, science and feminism have designed a "shared pedagogical activity" to help contribute to Wikipedia.
    • Feb 2016 Wikistorming to raise women artists’ Wikipedia presence with public's help
    • Dec 2016 Together Apart: FemTechNet and Feminist Online Collectives
      Using the concept of “boundary objects,” students participating in FemTechNet have engaged in shared learning projects like “wikistorming,” in which students edit Wikipedia to improve the representation of women and people of color on the site
    • 2016, Elizabeth A. Monske, Kristine L. Blair, Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs, →ISBN:
      Two notable assignments were a maker project, in which the students had to build something, and “Wikistorming” in which participants created and revised Wikipedia articles on and about women as well as interrogating the processes and gender bias of Wikipedia editing ("feminist wiki-storming," 2016).
    • 2017, Wikistorming Novel Exercise‎:
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