One of those steps being "Check to see if anyone already working at
your company is a Wikipedia volunteer. If so, that person can be a
valuable resource to help you find your best strategy for getting
included." Now that sounds like a pretty good reason not to talk about
this particular hobby at work, or to edit in your real name.
WereSpielChequers
On 7 December 2010 16:31, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
http://www.inc.com/managing/articles/201001/wikipedia.html
'“Wikipedia is a complex culture, and sometimes it can feel like the free
encyclopedia everyone can edit -- except me,” acknowledges Jay Walsh, a
spokesperson for the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization
that oversees Wikipedia. He notes that Wikimedia has only about 30 paid
staff, and that Wikipedia is edited by a huge number of volunteers. And
he says, though it’s not an absolute rule, people are strongly
discouraged from creating articles about themselves or their
organizations because the site strives for neutrality.
If you want your organization to be listed in Wikipedia, Walsh and others
who’ve succeeded recommend the following steps:...'
Fred
User:Fred Bauder
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