Name: How Wikipedia Works (and why the richest man in the world hates it, wants to buy it, and can’t).
Start: 2025-11-29T04:00:00+13:00
End: 2025-11-29T05:00:00+13:00
Location: 131 - 133 Ocean View Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1081

$How Wikipedia Works (and why the richest man in the world hates it, wants to buy it, and can\u2019t).$

We use Wikipedia all the time, but how can it possibly work? It’s “the encyclopaedia anyone can edit”, so why isn’t it full of rubbish? How much can we trust it? What does this new era of AI mean for Wikipedia? And why do Elon Musk and the Republicans hate it so much?
Learn about the inner workings of Wikipedia from Dr Mike Dickison, 2025 Aotearoa Wikipedian at Large, and how you could become a Wikipedia editor yourself.
Also join us on Sunday for a workshop teaching beginners how they can become Wikipedia editors - https://www.facebook.com/share/1K3Susa1sT/