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MENTAL MODEL · M11622

Wiki Model

Wiki Model
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Updated 2026-08-13

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INTRODUCTION

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CORE DEFINITION

The wiki model is an approach to collaborative knowledge in which anyone may create and edit content, and where the resulting classification and linking emerge from contributors rather than being fixed in advance by an authority. Its organizing principles include a neutral point of view, verifiability, and the exclusion of original research, and its mechanisms include open editing, page histories, and community governance. The core proposition is that many contributors, combined with visible revision history and shared norms, produce knowledge that is more complete and more self-correcting than a centrally authored reference. The key qualification is that openness alone is not enough, since without governance, dispute resolution, and norms the same openness produces noise.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

- Open drafting: publish a first version and let others correct it rather than perfecting it privately. - Revision visibility: keep a full history so changes can be compared and reverted. - Governance design: establish norms for disputes before conflicts arise rather than after.

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Anchor fast decisions

A single author's knowledge is limited and biased, while many contributors cover more ground and catch each other's errors. Public revision history makes each change attributable and reversible, which lowers the cost of a bad edit and the incentive to make one. Shared norms then steer the aggregate effort toward verifiable content rather than toward advocacy.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Source support: Explicit

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