Like George, I'm local and have a long Wikipedia resume (~6 years).
I've always enjoyed talking about Wikipedia and don't get enough opportunities to do that, so this could be fun.
On site I've often gravitated towards policy issues, though I tend not to dip too deeply into dispute resolution / arbitration most of the time, so there may well be better people to choose. Anyway, I'm happy to discuss it.
-Robert Rohde
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:00 PM, George Herbertgeorge.herbert@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Sheila PurcellSPurcell@sanmateocourt.org wrote:
Thank you Michael and all-
I am happy to speak by phone with anyone who may wonder what this is about before they offer to help further. I can be reached at 650 363-4148.
I have confirmed Colin Rule from EBay/Paypal speaking on Nov. 2nd about Online dispute resolution at EBay. I recognize Wikipedia encounters a very different set of dispute issues.
I would like to explore whether there might be an interesting case study that a speaker and I could work up to help these second and third year law students with an interest in alternative dispute resolution grapple with how to set up a dispute resolution system (that is outside the courts and the commercial sector) that works well. I am curious about Wikipedia's efforts on this.
I am afraid I can't offer money but I would be happy to take my guest out for a meal in advance where we could discuss/prepare a bit. If it doesn't work out I understand and thank you for considering the request.
Thanks again, Sheila
There may be someone else who's better qualified, but I am local and this sounds interesting to me.
I've been with the Wikipedia project for about four years and am one of the thousand-ish volunteer administrators. I've worked on our policy enforcement, policy development and conflict resolution issues fairly actively, and have a long experience with other online communities, dating back into the 1980s.
-- -george william herbert george.herbert@gmail.com
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