Comments on: Colbert Strikes Wikipedia, Part II http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/01/30/colbert-strikes-wikipedia-part-ii/ New Media researcher Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: andrew http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/01/30/colbert-strikes-wikipedia-part-ii/#comment-12665 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:36:08 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/01/30/colbert-strikes-wikipedia-part-ii/#comment-12665 In the end, Colbert is a comedian, an artist, a performer. Perhaps what he's doing could be called performance art or a case study in resiliency. I think deep down Colbert really respects Wikipedia and thinks it's great, and pulls these stunts to showcase how the community can handle trolling and astroturfing to the site. That's what I'd like to believe. In the end, Colbert is a comedian, an artist, a performer. Perhaps what he’s doing could be called performance art or a case study in resiliency.

I think deep down Colbert really respects Wikipedia and thinks it’s great, and pulls these stunts to showcase how the community can handle trolling and astroturfing to the site. That’s what I’d like to believe.

]]> by: doug http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/01/30/colbert-strikes-wikipedia-part-ii/#comment-12622 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:36:48 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/2007/01/30/colbert-strikes-wikipedia-part-ii/#comment-12622 This is why I thinkn that anything online resembles a game more than it resembles a window into reality. Same goes for newspapers. Why do you think all these bloggers are playing with the system? This is why I thinkn that anything online resembles a game more than it resembles a window into reality.

Same goes for newspapers. Why do you think all these bloggers are playing with the system?

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