The topics are illustrated with examples of disputes or controversies drawn primarily from English Wikipedia history (though controversies about actions by Jimbo Wales on Wikimedia Commons and Wikiversity are also mentioned). The eight chapters of Common Knowledge discuss basic rules governing Wikipedia, different roles contributors take on within the project, dispute resolution processes, and the nature of project leadership. Jemielniak recently stated (on a Wikipediocracy thread) that "I wrote this book for academic research purposes, I absolutely have no hope of high sales (and honestly, I'll be surprised if it goes beyond 500 copies)." The book has been praised by Jimmy Wales, Clay Shirky, Jonathan Zittrain, and Zygmunt Bauman and it deserves to sell well over 500 copies, but it won't make be making the wiki-best-seller list either. Non-academic readers may find the book lacking in a unifying theme, beyond that Wikipedia plays an important role in the world today that warrants academic study of its culture and communities. As a general reader and a Wikipedian, I found the book interesting as a compilation of incidents in Wikipedia's history, some of which I was already familiar with and some of which were new to me, and as a reminder of some issues the project faces as it moves forward. I cannot pretend to evaluate Common Knowledge as a work of anthropology or of organizational management science.
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I don't think he means that he became active in Wikipedia for the purpose of doing research about it, although it seems quite possible that he started thinking about combining his editing hobby and his professional interests fairly early in his wiki-career. 193) (The word "ethnographic" in this context refers not to ethnicity in the quasi-racial sense, but to the study of a subgroup of the population-here, the subgroup that actively edits Wikipedia.) By this, Jemielniak means that he has spent several years as a Wikipedian, has introspected about his experiences throughout that time through the lens of his academic background, and has now written up his findings and conclusions. He states that his "book is a result of long-term, reflexive participative ethnographic research" performed as a "native anthropologist." (p.
Jemielniak's book is an academic discussion of Wikipedia he does not aim to present either a "how-to" guide for editors and readers or a complete history of the project.
Jemielniak's Common Knowledge?: An Ethnography of Wikipedia In Virtual Reality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It's True?, journalism professor and author Charles Seife presents a more broadly themed work reminding us to question the reliability of information found throughout the Internet he cites Wikipedia as a prime example of a website whose contents contain enough misinformation to warrant caution before relying on the information on the site. In Common Knowledge: An Ethnography of Wikipedia, Dariusz Jemielniak- User:Pundit on the English and Polish Wikipedias and a steward-discusses Wikipedia from the standpoint of an experienced editor and administrator who is also a university professor specializing in management and organizations.
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