Hoi,
Pine, thanks for sharing this article. I found the entire article very interesting. I am
glad that Wikipedia is not seen as a vehicle for political campaign. Sometimes, people
create account on Wikipedia with the aim to use the encyclopedia for political campaign
and a good number of them end up getting blocked either for POV pushing or other
disruptive editing/behavior.
BTW....I have a few question. Is it a good idea to protect a page from creation if there
are indications that the overall intention of the creator is to use Wikipedia as a
platform for political campaign? If yes, how is such protection necessary if the page is
neutrally written?
There was an incident that happened sometimes last year when an article on "Akinwunmi
Ambode" was protected from creation and unprotected after his election.
Is this really a good idea?
Best,
Isaac
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Hello colleagues,
Some of you might be interested in this news article:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/can-wikipedia-save…
When we know that we have countless shortcomings in Wikimedia, I found it
refreshing to hear that some aspects of our content and community are
performing well and, on the whole, are serving the public interest.
Regards,
Pine
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