Thanks for your comments Andreas. I'm not too upset if there's an apparent gap between what I say and the CIPR say. I represent WMUK, not the CIPR. I think we are in broad agreement though, and I think you'd be happy to concede that the quotes below don't constitute the entirety of my conversation with the journalist. The second point is the one about volunteer resources. I've been observing that element of the conversations with interest and realise it's a difficult problem to solve. Unfortunately, I don't have an answer for the problem at the moment and I'm willing to agree that it's a very challenging area on which to achieve a consensus (or anything approaching one).

Thanks,

Stevie
 


There is a little bit of a gap between what you say, and what CIPR say. 

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"Stevie Benton responded by calling the comments 'inaccurate'.

'I don't think it's cumbersome at all,' he said. 'It's quite straightforward. It's not just PR professionals who need to abide by this, it's everyone.'"

[...]

CIPR CEO Jane Wilson added: 'I recognise that it can be a frustrating process for any organisation with inaccurate information on the site.

'Wikipedia is working on the speed and ease with which simple factual inaccuracies can be amended without compromising the strong stance on conflict. I look forward to the CIPR working with the community more closely on this.'

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You say everything is fine, and CIPR acknowledge it can be frustrating, and that Wikipedia is working on it. ;) 

I think in the long term, the latter position is the better one to take, along with doing some real work on improving the customer experience as much as it is possible within the constraints of a volunteer-run system.

Andreas


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