wikipedia

Wikipedia demonstrates postmodern thinking because it challenges the idea of the encyclopedia completely. Previously encyclopedias are written by academic scholars who have credentials in their field, it goes through rigorous reviews before it can be published. It is a lengthy and tedious process that takes a long time and is cost inefficient, by the time everything has been approved the information can be outdated. However with Wikipedia it challenges the idea of authorship. Not only one person can write an article actually many people can write this article. Furthermore who is author does not matter anymore it becomes about the information. The editors remain anonymous and go through a collective editing process who are trusted wikipedia users. Therefore no longer limited to the academics. By allowing easy access to editing it allows the information to be updated. Another postmodern idea is contradiction and relative truth. The wikipedia information is constantly changing to be more relevant to the time it is happening it is the very example of a relevant truth.encyclopedia based on authoritative figures in academia, it is an open source platform that is monitored and written by potentially anyone. In addition Wikipedia encyclopedia based on authoritative figures in academia, it is an open source platform that is monitored and written by potentially anyone. In addition wikipedia challenges the notion that text is permanent, with the articles being written and rewritten daily, the text becomes a fluid entity. Furthermore it also challenges previous notions of human motivation, the intrinsic motivation of the intellectual community has proven infinitely more powerful than a monetary commission based model.