On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:34 PM, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I do think there's an inherent risk with situating
paid editors
within specific institutions, because there may be a tendency that
comes with that to attach undue weight to that institution's work.
Certainly. And it's something the Wikipedia community has an allergic
reaction to, to an extent that it completely undermines the success of any
editing initiative that suffers from that flaw.
Explaining how vital it is to resist that very human tendency to
over-represent one's own organisation (through citations, mentions) is a
key point any training for subject matter experts should make.
Perhaps the Foundation could come up with a training package for subject
matter experts, outlining common pitfalls to avoid. This one would be near
the top of my list.