| Wikipedia has always had a reputation for being neutral,and neutrality is not only the basic rule of wikipedia,but also one of its pillars.Wikipedia founder Jimmy wales,editor in chief larry sanger,and wikipedia's web editors' interpretation of wikipedia neutrality form part of wikipedia's policy of neutrality principles,which aim to keep the content of articles written by editors neutral.However,this paper finds that in the process of editing,editors use the specific requirements of the policy against each other,so that the neutrality policy becomes a tool for editors to serve their own views.This article selects a wikipedia entry on military conflict,taking the 2017China-India border standoff as an example.From the perspective of neutrality,using discourse analysis and ethnographic research methods,this paper explores how web editors used the neutrality principle of wikipedia to edit the "2017 China-India border standoff" article.Article first explores the concrete requirements of wikipedia neutrality principle and forming process,and then from the "build" reality,"media quoted object","core topic discussion" three aspects to show how wikipedia web editor using the principle of neutrality policy behavior of editing,and about 2017China-India border standoff in the entry "key editors" editing behavior is analyzed.This article found that when editors edit articles using the wikipedia neutrality principle,they use it selectively,making it a tool to remove opposing views or to preserve their own.At the same time,some unclear provisions in the neutrality policy allow editors to edit according to their own understanding in the specific use process,which leads to the neutrality principle becoming a tool for editors to serve their own ideology.In the process of editing,editors not only conduct their editing activities according to the existing neutrality principle,but also form a new neutrality consensus in the specific editing process,which is once again used to serve their own views. |
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