wikimedia for civil servants
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Wikimedia for Civil Servants
Scottish Government, 8th December 2016
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Wikimedia Foundation
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.
That’s our commitment.
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Not just Wikipedia
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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
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Wiki has a gender problem
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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
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Core content policies
Topics should meet Wiki’s standard of
notability
Avoid conflict of interest (maintain
neutrality)
No personal interpretation (aka “no
original research”)
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Verifiability
“...anyone using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a reliable source.”
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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
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“Wikipedia is the single greatest
open educational tool the world has
ever known”Jim Groom, #OER16
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Politics & PR fails
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http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/anonymous-wikipedia-edits-linked-to-queensland-government-networks-wikiwatchdog-reveals-20161027-gsci5j.html
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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
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https://www.revealnews.org/blog/wikipedia-users-are-revolting-against-donald-trumps-inner-circle/
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@parliamentedits
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@WhitehallEdits
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This can lead to a siege mentality
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Protected & semi protected pages
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As civil servants, how do we contribute?
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The talk pageEnsuring accuracy
Managing COI
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●Create an account●Be open about CoI●Don’t try & game the
system●Be authentic in your desire
to contribute