I think what is needed is some leading by example, which if you do, others, who may not share your background, can follow. Much depends, of course, on whether you can do that gracefully.
Fred
From: apw@ap-woolrich.co.uk Reply-To: English Wikipedia wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:46:57 -0000 To: wikien-l@Wikipedia.org Subject: [WikiEN-l] Encyclopaedia standards
The application of encyclopaedia standards must surely depend on the quality and experience of the editors. There does not seem to be a clear way of assessing this. I come to Wikipedia by way of writing for biographical dictionaries, working for a publisher of academic books, as well as researching and writing academic articles and books my field of the history of technology. I therefore automatically apply those standards to my contributions to Wikipedia. I can also apply those standards to pages which might need tweaking. When more editors with my kind of background can be persuaded to contribute on a regular basis then encyclopaedic standards will spread.
Tony Woolrich Canal Side, Huntworth, Bridgwater, Somerset UK Phone (44) 01278 663020 Email apw@ap-woolrich.co.uk
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