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Wikimedia for Civil Servants
Scottish Government, 8th December 2016
Wikimedia Foundation
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
That’s our commitment.
Not just Wikipedia
More than meets the eye★ Quality & ratings scale★ Vandalism picked up quickly★ Wikipedia is more accurate than
you think★ Study by Nature in 2005, found Wiki
nearly as accurate as Britannica (2.92 errors per article comp to 3.86 on Wikipedia.)
★ Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010 found Wiki as accurate as Physician Data Query.
★ Ease of editing reflects ongoing debate
Wiki has a gender problem
Pillars of Wikipedia
An encyclopediaNeutral point of viewFree content that anyone can use, reuse or distributeRespect & civilityNo firm rulesBy Thermos (Thermos) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
Core content policies
Topics should meet Wiki’s standard of
notability
Avoid conflict of interest (maintain
neutrality)
No personal interpretation (aka “no
original research”)
Verifiability
“...anyone using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a reliable source.”
What’s a reliable source?If available, academic and peer-reviewed publications are usually the most reliable sources.Other reliable sources includeuniversity-level textbooksbooks published by respected publishing housesmagazinesjournalsmainstream newspapers
“Wikipedia is the single greatest
open educational tool the world has
ever known”Jim Groom, #OER16
Politics & PR fails
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/anonymous-wikipedia-edits-linked-to-queensland-government-networks-wikiwatchdog-reveals-20161027-gsci5j.html
Conflict of interest
can be apparent
as well as actualhttps://www.theguardian.com/polit
ics/2016/jul/06/andrea-leadsom-faces-questions-over-wikipedia-profile-edits
https://www.revealnews.org/blog/wikipedia-users-are-revolting-against-donald-trumps-inner-circle/
@parliamentedits
C
@WhitehallEdits
This can lead to a siege mentality
Protected & semi protected pages
As civil servants, how do we contribute?
The talk pageEnsuring accuracy
Managing COI
●Create an account●Be open about CoI●Don’t try & game the
system●Be authentic in your desire
to contribute
