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β | The comic's title refers to {{w|Wiki}}s, which are collaboratively edited websites | + | The comic's title refers to {{w|Wiki}}s, which are collaboratively edited websites. The first such site was {{w|WikiWikiWeb}}, but {{w|Wikipedia}} (an online encyclopedia) has become the most well-known example, and may have been specifically what [[Randall]] had in mind while drawing this comic, as other comics also reference Wikipedia. |
The influence of social environment is called {{w|peer pressure}}, often with a negative connotation. The term "Wikifriends" is coined in the comic as a label for people who adjust their views in order to incorporate into a group. That is to say that, in the same way a Wiki page can be edited by people other than the original author, a "Wikifriend" allows their opinions to be "edited" by someone else. As an example, the comic shows a discussion about a movie in which one contributor changes his opinion entirely when he hears what his friend thinks. | The influence of social environment is called {{w|peer pressure}}, often with a negative connotation. The term "Wikifriends" is coined in the comic as a label for people who adjust their views in order to incorporate into a group. That is to say that, in the same way a Wiki page can be edited by people other than the original author, a "Wikifriend" allows their opinions to be "edited" by someone else. As an example, the comic shows a discussion about a movie in which one contributor changes his opinion entirely when he hears what his friend thinks. |