Interesting. In what way do you all think that things can be learned from having a noted expert editing or perhaps just organizing people to edit in Wikipedia?
This partnership seems ripe with potential yet encumbered by some natural WP road blocks.
Richard
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On May 2, 2012, at 6:07 PM, "Pete Forsyth" peteforsyth@gmail.com wrote:
I am thrilled to share with you that Consumer Reports, a longtime and highly respected U.S.-based non-profit, has this week appointed Lane Rasberry as its first Wikipedian in Residence, as part of an initiative to improve the public's access to accurate information about medical tests and procedures. We expect a formal announcement from Consumer Reports within the next two weeks; but Lane will be beginning his outreach work to Wikipedians and others in the medical field in the meantime.
Lane is active in Wikipedia editing and outreach, with a focus on clinical research ethics and open science. Lane's skills, experience, and passions will be a great asset to both Wikipedia and Consumer Reports; please join me in extending a warm welcome to him!
(While Consumer Reports is of course not a GLAM, the program drew very heavily on GLAM programs, so I think the readers on this list should be among the first to know!)
-Pete
Relevant links:
- Blog post about the health initiative: http://wikistrategies.net/consumer-reports-wikipedia-announcement/
- Lane's Wikipedia user page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Bluerasberry
- Wikipedian in Residence overview: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedian_in_Residence
-- Pete Forsyth Principal, Wiki Strategies [[User:Peteforsyth]] on English Wikipedia, etc. _______________________________________________ glam mailing list glam@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam
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