Hello!
First time post, glad to be here. I would like to announce a new Fact and Reference WikiProject ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_Check ) and am writing this email to get community input.
This project's goal is very ambitious - having facts in Wikipedia verified by multiple independent sources to make it the most authoritative source of information in the world. Even if this goal is never reached, the project is still useful in having facts referenced will help deflect one of the largest criticisms of Wikipedia - that it is not a reputable source of knowledge.
Any community input is welcome but some questions you might consider commenting is: Do you think its a good idea? Do you have suggestions or recommendations? Do you have a plan of action on how to best fact check wikipedia? All input is welcome, excellent criticisms have already been very helpful.
As well, if you have any knowledge about designing wikimedia that would be very useful. This project and these ideas likely could not be implemented without a programmer contributing his or her time to code an automatic referencing system. Programmers who are interested in helping are very much encouraged to have a look.
It would likely be easiest for people to review your ideas and comments if you write in the project discussion page here ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Fact_and_Reference_C... ). If you want to write me personally I welcome your comments (shaun_macpherson2001 [-a-t-] yahoo.ca).
Thanks for your time,
ShaunMacPherson
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