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This webinar provides an overview (prepared for Swiss universities) of how Wikipedia functions, and how to go about engaging with it effectively. Audio/video recording available here: https://socialmediaswitzerland.webex.com/socialmediaswitzerland/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=4360582&rKey=622c352a94e73c07
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2. Wikipedia Matters 3. Wikipedia Matters
4. #1 most-read content-focused web site 5. Available in hundreds of languages(English, French, Italian, German) 6.
7. Provides content that is used on Facebook 8. Increasingly trusted by academics, journalists Wikipedia Matters 9. 10. Wikipedia content on Facebook 11. Wikipedia performs on Google 12. WikipediaisDifferent
13. Wikipedia is Different
14. Different language editions are largely independent 15. Wikipedia is Different
16. Inconsistent interpretation,application,enforcement of policies 17. Many contributors are proud to be anonymous 18. Wikipedia is Different
19. Wikipedia isEndless 20. Wikipedia is Endless
21. History of 22. Biographies of founders, presidents, professors 23. Famous discoveries 24. 25. Wikipedia is Endless 26. Wikipedia is Endless
27. Wikipedia is Endless
28. Wikipedia is Endless
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31. You dont want to become full-time Wikipedians 32.
33. You dont want to become full-time Wikipedians You need a strategy. 34. Wikipedias Main Buttons 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. Warning Banners 40. Featured Article comparison 41. Featured Article comparison See this page for links to the 20 bestuniversity articles, and links to allarticles about Swiss universities: http://enwp.org/User:Peteforsyth/Universities 42. Strategic Goals Two suggestions: 1. Article reflects a serious institution 2. Build internal capacity 43. Strategic Goals
44. Strategic Goals
45. A helpful lead section? 46. A logo and/or useful infobox? 47. No typos? 48. Strategic Goals
49. Strategic Goals
50. A professor is caught editing Wikipedia inappropriately 51. Your Wikipedia article is deleted 52. Tips
53. Clearly disclose your connection to university 54. Be familiar with core policies: [[ WP:5P ]] 55. Be familiar with Featured Article criteria:[[ WP:FACR ]] 56. Tips
57. Use citations 58. Ask other editors for help! 59. Resources
60. Wikimedia Switzerland :www.wikimedia.ch 61. Online resources :bookshelf.wikimedia.org 62. WikiProjects : [[ WP:UNIVERSITIES ]] 63. Ambassadors : [[ WP:AMBASSADOR ]] 64. Image credits
65. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mouse-cursor-hand-pointer.svg 66. Lane Hartwell:http://enwp.org/commons:File:Wikimedia_Foundation_Pete_Forsyth.jpg