Controversial perhaps- but I think it's pretty important they learn the
principles here.
I am aware of quite a few PR and SMM agencies that edit Wikipedia and they
are generally quite unaware about the principles- and end up being a bigger
burden than they would otherwise have been had they known the process ahead
of time.
I welcome this endeavour by P. and Moksh.
I have three suggestions for inclusion here, based on recent experiences:
copyrights/copyvio, notability; and some emphasis on verifiability.
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 13:07, Pradeep Mohandas
<pradeep.mohandas(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
hi,
The editing of Wikipedia by PR and social media agencies has been
controversial. It might raise eyebrows that you're going to inform
them how to edit Wikipedia. However, they will learn to edit even
without Wikipedian help. I think it is better to engage than to shy
away.
Also, suggest that some or all of them who attend the Workshop be
invited for the city meetups and even join the mailing lists.
Pradeep
User:.Prad2609
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On 03/01/2012, wheredevelsdare(a)hotmail.com <wheredevelsdare(a)hotmail.com>
wrote:
Hi,
This is to inform you that Moksh and I have been invited to conduct a
one hour workshop this Friday, 6 January 2012 at Text100, a PR firm (who
were media
partners at WCI 2011). This will be at their Mumbai office and will be
relayed live to all their offices across India and possibly other
countries as well.
We will be talking about the Wikipedia Philosophy/5 Pillars,
Reliable sources, editing tutorial and COI - what to avoid etc. Any
suggestions on other inclusions would be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
--
Pradeep Mohandas
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