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October 30, 2007 - 5:55pm — bex
Altruism and humanitarian concerns.
9% (3 votes)
Responding to requests by friends or attempting to engage in an activity viewed favorably by important others.
9% (3 votes)
Chances to learn new things.
9% (3 votes)
Preparing for a new career or signaling knowledge to potential employers.
3% (1 vote)
Addressing personal problems, such as guilt at being more fortunate than others.
0% (0 votes)
Ego needs and public exhibition of knowledge.
12% (4 votes)
Ideological concerns, such as belief that information should be free.
24% (8 votes)
Fun!
33% (11 votes)
Total votes: 33
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ACM results
In case you missed Laurence Hart's comment, the ACM paper gave this breakdown:
Fun: 6.1
Ideology: 5.6
Values: 4.0
Understanding: 3.9
Enhancement: 3.0
Protective: 2.0
Career: 1.7
Social: 1.5
That's doesn't totally jive with the above breakdown (what's "protective?") but interesting nonetheless. Fun and ideology trump personal and professional glory... or any social concerns.
In a strange, strange way, Wikipedians are actually selfish!
I'm sure some meme-head is going to take this to the next level...
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