Re-pairing - Revision history

Simoon at 21:53, 2 June 2025

2025-06-02T21:53:00Z

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	In [https://calibre.constantvzw.org/read/196/pdf "A Reparative Approach to Publishing"], Mia Melvær reminds us that digital publishing (especially on Wikipedia) is an editable and heavily contested space of writing, rewriting and redirecting, but also one that leaves traces.		In [https://calibre.constantvzw.org/read/196/pdf "A Reparative Approach to Publishing"], Mia Melvær reminds us that digital publishing (especially on Wikipedia) is an editable and heavily contested space of writing, rewriting and redirecting, but also one that leaves traces.

	Working with the concept ~~that~~ of repair introduces questions into how something should function to ~~begin with~~, or ~~what its actual value is. Repair, even when~~ it ~~is not performed successfully, brings one into a space of learning, fostering a closer relation with the material world~~.		Working with the concept of "repair" introduces questions into how something should function. A moment of repair is also a moment to question how something works, or who it works for.

	When something "Just Works", it appears as seamless, its affect is invisible. When digital technologies don't work, they become visible.		When something "Just Works", it appears as seamless, its affect is invisible. When digital technologies don't work, they become visible.

	~~What~~ is ~~re-paired when~~ repair ~~happens? How does~~ repair ~~(in the form of editing), again~~ bring about a closer relation to the materiality of an object and ~~our subjectivity towards~~ it?		When something "doesn't work", it is time to repair it. Does repair then bring about a closer relation to the materiality of an object and then, a new relationship with it? What is re-paired when repair happens?

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Simoon at 19:12, 26 May 2025

2025-05-26T19:12:30Z

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	In ~~her essay~~ [https://calibre.constantvzw.org/read/196/pdf "A Reparative Approach to Publishing"], Mia Melvær ~~describes the shifting aspect of the written word, which once considered stable, is now within the age of~~ digital publishing, editable and ~~contested. Melvær reminds us that the wiki page is a~~ heavily contested space of writing, rewriting and redirecting, but also one that leaves traces. The software that powers Wikipedia, MediaWiki, keeps logs of revisions made to pages. To read these traces, one would have to filter through lists of revisions made to a wiki page over time. The revision history shows when the edit was made, by whom, the size of the revision (in bytes) and a comment on what type of revision was made.		In [https://calibre.constantvzw.org/read/196/pdf "A Reparative Approach to Publishing"], Mia Melvær reminds us that digital publishing (especially on Wikipedia) is an editable and heavily contested space of writing, rewriting and redirecting, but also one that leaves traces.

	Working with the concept that of repair introduces questions into how something should function to begin with, or what its actual value is. Repair, even when it is not performed successfully, brings one into a space of learning, ~~nurturing~~ a closer relation with the material world. ~~At Rotterdam~~'~~s [https://www~~.~~doehetzelfwerkplaats.space/ Doe~~-~~Het-Zelf Werkplaats]~~ (~~Do-It-Yourself Workplace~~), ~~visitors are encouraged~~ to ~~learn how to fix their own bicycles. A shed full~~ of ~~tools are there,~~ and ~~volunteers can offer assistance, but ultimately~~ it ~~is up to the visitors to make the repair. Even when they do not fix the issue, they leave with a greater knowledge of how their bicycle works.~~		Working with the concept that of repair introduces questions into how something should function to begin with, or what its actual value is. Repair, even when it is not performed successfully, brings one into a space of learning, fostering a closer relation with the material world.

			When something "Just Works", it appears as seamless, its affect is invisible. When digital technologies don't work, they become visible.

			What is re-paired when repair happens? How does repair (in the form of editing), again bring about a closer relation to the materiality of an object and our subjectivity towards it?

	[[Category: Wiki-publishing]]		[[Category: Wiki-publishing]]

Simoon at 19:00, 26 May 2025

2025-05-26T19:00:34Z

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	Working with the concept that of repair introduces questions into how something should function to begin with, or what its actual value is. Repair, even when it is not performed successfully, brings one into a space of learning, nurturing a closer relation with the material world. At Rotterdam's [https://www.doehetzelfwerkplaats.space/ Doe-Het-Zelf Werkplaats] (Do-It-Yourself Workplace), visitors are encouraged to learn how to fix their own bicycles. A shed full of tools are there, and volunteers can offer assistance, but ultimately it is up to the visitors to make the repair. Even when they do not fix the issue, they leave with a greater knowledge of how their bicycle works.		Working with the concept that of repair introduces questions into how something should function to begin with, or what its actual value is. Repair, even when it is not performed successfully, brings one into a space of learning, nurturing a closer relation with the material world. At Rotterdam's [https://www.doehetzelfwerkplaats.space/ Doe-Het-Zelf Werkplaats] (Do-It-Yourself Workplace), visitors are encouraged to learn how to fix their own bicycles. A shed full of tools are there, and volunteers can offer assistance, but ultimately it is up to the visitors to make the repair. Even when they do not fix the issue, they leave with a greater knowledge of how their bicycle works.

			[[Category: Wiki-publishing]]

Simoon at 19:00, 26 May 2025

2025-05-26T19:00:07Z

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	In her essay [https://calibre.constantvzw.org/read/196/pdf "A Reparative Approach to Publishing"], Mia Melvær describes the shifting aspect of the written word, which once considered stable, is now within the age of digital publishing, editable and contested. Citing the example of the Wikipedia page that defines Femicide/Feminicide as one in "constant flux" between the edits of those who wish the page to represent the gendered nature of murders of women, and those who do not wish for it to exist at all, Melvær reminds us that the wiki page is a heavily contested space of writing, rewriting and redirecting, but also one that leaves traces. The software that powers Wikipedia, MediaWiki, keeps logs of revisions made to pages. The ~~revisions are less~~ a ~~garden~~ of ~~forking paths than~~ a ~~heavily pruned branch~~, ~~cut back~~ and ~~extended~~, ~~over time~~.		In her essay [https://calibre.constantvzw.org/read/196/pdf "A Reparative Approach to Publishing"], Mia Melvær describes the shifting aspect of the written word, which once considered stable, is now within the age of digital publishing, editable and contested. Melvær reminds us that the wiki page is a heavily contested space of writing, rewriting and redirecting, but also one that leaves traces. The software that powers Wikipedia, MediaWiki, keeps logs of revisions made to pages. To read these traces, one would have to filter through lists of revisions made to a wiki page over time. The revision history shows when the edit was made, by whom, the size of the revision (in bytes) and a comment on what type of revision was made.

			Working with the concept that of repair introduces questions into how something should function to begin with, or what its actual value is. Repair, even when it is not performed successfully, brings one into a space of learning, nurturing a closer relation with the material world. At Rotterdam's [https://www.doehetzelfwerkplaats.space/ Doe-Het-Zelf Werkplaats] (Do-It-Yourself Workplace), visitors are encouraged to learn how to fix their own bicycles. A shed full of tools are there, and volunteers can offer assistance, but ultimately it is up to the visitors to make the repair. Even when they do not fix the issue, they leave with a greater knowledge of how their bicycle works.

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In her essay [https://calibre.constantvzw.org/read/196/pdf "A Reparative Approach to Publishing"], Mia Melvær describes the shifting aspect of the written word, which once considered stable, is now within the age of digital publishing, editable and contested. Citing the example of the Wikipedia page that defines Femicide/Feminicide as one in "constant flux" between the edits of those who wish the page to represent the gendered nature of murders of women, and those who do not wish for it to exist at all, Melvær reminds us that the wiki page is a heavily contested space of writing, rewriting and redirecting, but also one that leaves traces. The software that powers Wikipedia, MediaWiki, keeps logs of revisions made to pages. The revisions are less a garden of forking paths than a heavily pruned branch, cut back and extended, over time.