On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 4:12 AM, Lila Tretikov <lila(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>As I scanned through the weekend emails on this list I noticed that many of
> >>you are ready to get back to discussing the goals we are all working on. I
> >>am really glad to see that. We have plenty of interesting projects to
> >>discuss without the gossip. Let's respect the time that many following
this
> >>list are donating to the project by sticking to constructive, on topic
> >>matters.
> >>
> >>And for starters: the Wikipedia Android Beta app is in store and is
> >>awaiting your comments.
> >>
I don't know what an Android Beta app is. Could I ask if there are any
plans by WMF to address some of the content problems in Wikipedia?
Pretty much any article in my specialist area (which is actually not all
that specialist) has serious problems - gross factual errors, omissions,
bias and so on. I know from other specialists that this is not just
restricted to my area: economics, sociology, many areas of the arts and
humanities have similar problems.
This is not just a Wikimedia issue, it's a public interest issue.
Wikipedia is now the go-to place for knowledge for pretty much everyone
in the world. I don't see how WMF is fulfilling its mission (empowering
people to collect and develop and disseminate educational content under
a free license) when the content isn't actually educational.
Regards
Ed