Thanks for that link Anthony - can't wait for the transcript to be added (I tried grabbing it off streamtext but couldn't). Stuart Ray lists several things we know we should work on but don't: article ownership, deletions of primary sources, only zero or negative feedback for valuable contributions, COI policies for experts. I also liked his suggestions, and if you are interested in the one about a controlled interface for adding good information, see Sydney Poore's presentation the day before.
Sydney did a great job presenting her work for the Cochrane initiative and I loved hearing about the link updates for existing medical articles on English Wikipedia. Article creations in low-traffic areas are problematic, but article updates may be even a bigger problem. What would be great is if we could get this link-vetting solution working for other languages as well.
Her presentation at WIkiCon USA in D.C. yesterday is here (fast forward to about 5 hours in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj6U22uJzGM
On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 8:12 AM, Anthony Cole ahcoleecu@gmail.com wrote:
I've been following the conference online and I congratulate the organisers
- some fascinating presentations and the videos are excellent. A link to
the videos:
http://wikiconferenceusa.org/wiki/2015/Schedule
I recommend Stuart Ray's insightful presentation at 4 hours 36 minutes on day two (Saturday 10th), addressing Wikipedia's problematical relationship with experts.
A couple of points.
- I'd love to view or listen to a recording of the 45 minute
panel discussion held in the Jefferson Room at 12:15 on Saturday, "Journalism and the Online Information Community: How Wikimedians Cover Wikimedia." Was it recorded and will it eventually be put online?
- Greg Kohs was banned from attending. I think that was a mistake. He is a
fierce critic of Jimmy Wales and Wikipedia. I am aware of the lines he has crossed in the past (and the seemingly sincere apologies). Notwithstanding those past crossed lines, and his propensity to walk very close to the edge of propriety today, he has a valid critique and, along with those of more temperate critics, his voice has a place in a truly comprehensive conversation about this project.
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