Wiki rabbit hole
Thewiki rabbit hole(orwiki black hole,[1]) is thelearning pathwaywhich a reader travels by navigating fromtopicto topic while browsingWikipedia(throughhyperlinksin articles) and otherwikis.The metaphor of arabbithole comes fromLewis Carroll's 1865 novelAlice's Adventures in Wonderland,in whichAlicebegins an adventure by following theWhite Rabbitinto hisburrow.Theblack holemetaphor comes from the idea that the reader is powerfully sucked into a hole from which they cannot escape.
After learning or studying outside of Wikipedia, many people go to the online encyclopedia to get more information about what they watched, and then proceed to topics progressively further removed from where they started.[2]Films based onhistorical peopleoreventsoften spur viewers to explore Wikipedia rabbit holes.[3]
Data visualizationsshowing the relationships between Wikipedia articles demonstrate pathways that readers can take to navigate from topic to topic.[4]TheWikimedia Foundationpublishes research on how readers enter rabbit holes.[5]Rabbit hole browsing behavior happens in various languages of Wikipedias.[6]
Wikipedia users have shared their rabbit hole experiences as part of Wikipedia celebrations as well as onsocial media.[7][8]Some people go to Wikipedia for the fun of seeking a rabbit hole.[9][10]Exploring the rabbit hole can be part ofwikiracing.[11]
In 2024, SmartLess Media debutedWikiHole,apodcasthosted byD'Arcy Cardenand featuring "a panel of comedians who fall down a Wikipedia rabbit hole of bizarre and intriguing connections."[12]
References[edit]
- ^Stockton, Chrissy (January 4, 2014)."The 10 Best Wikipedia Black Holes For Curious People (Who Have No Impulse Control)".Thought Catalog.
- ^Yahr, Emily (January 4, 2018)."Do you fall down a Wikipedia rabbit hole after each episode of 'The Crown'? You're not alone".Washington Post.
- ^Beck, Lia (August 23, 2018)."13 Movies Based On True Stories With Wikipedia Rabbit Holes You'll Spend Hours On".Bustle.
- ^Li, Shirley (December 12, 2014)."WikiGalaxy: A Visualization of Wikipedia Rabbit Holes".The Atlantic.
- ^Allemandou, Joseph; Popov, Mikhail; Taraborelli, Dario (January 16, 2018)."New monthly dataset shows where people fall into Wikipedia rabbit holes – Wikimedia Blog".Diff, a Wikimedia community blog.
- ^Wang, Shan (March 16, 2018)."Why do people go to Wikipedia? A survey suggests it's their desire to go down that random rabbithole".Nieman Lab.Nieman Foundation for Journalism.
- ^"On Wikipedia's 15th birthday, Ars shares the entries that most fascinate us".Ars Technica.January 16, 2016.
- ^Howard, Dorothy (July 22, 2015)."Feed my Feed: Radical publishing in Facebook Groups".Rhizome.RetrievedJanuary 31,2019.
- ^Bosch, Torie (January 25, 2018)."Rabbit Holes: Exploring the Wikipedia Page of" People Who Disappeared Mysteriously. "".Slate Magazine.
- ^"10 Outrageous Wikipedia Articles That Will Send You Down a Rabbit Hole".Thrillist.April 30, 2020.
- ^"Down the Wikipedia Rabbit Hole: The Game! - On The Media - WNYC Studios".WNYC Studios.February 5, 2015.
- ^White, Peter (January 24, 2024)."D'Arcy Carden To Host 'WikiHole' Podcast For SmartLess Media".Deadline.RetrievedFebruary 27,2024.
External links[edit]
- The Problem with Wikipedia,anxkcdcomic on the wiki rabbit hole
- Wiki Wormhole,Wikipedia article review series fromThe A.V. Club
