[Foundation-l] Fwd: 18.1831, All: Call for Participation: Wikipedia Volunteers

[GerardM]

Hoi,
Remember, they are professional at what they do. They are also doing it in
the full glare of their peers so references are valuable.

Now as a last question, what is better, to have good information without
references or having no information at all ?? For me there is no question, I
will always go for the information, references are a nice bonus.

Thanks,
     GerardM

On 6/19/07, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at waterwiki.info> wrote:
>
> This a quantum leap from the nonsense that professionals are not welcome
> to edit or willing to edit. The downside, is that, though theoretically
> familiar with the literature in their field, an expert may engage in the
> game we all engage in from time to time, "I know this, why do I need a
> reference"?
>
> Fred
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: GerardM [mailto:gerard.meijssen at gmail.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 12:27 PM
> >To: 'Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List'
> >Cc: 'Hannah Morales'
> >Subject: [Foundation-l] Fwd: 18.1831,  All: Call for Participation:
> Wikipedia Volunteers
> >
> >Hoi,
> >I have asked and received permission to forward to you all this most
> >excellent bit of news.
> >
> >The linguist list, is a most excellent resource for people interested in
> the
> >field of linguistics. As I mentioned some time ago they have had a
> funding
> >drive and in that funding drive they asked for a certain amount of money
> in
> >a given amount of days and they would then have a project on Wikipedia to
> >learn what needs doing to get better coverage for the field of
> linguistics.
> >
> >What you will read in this mail that the total community of linguists are
> >asked to cooperate. I am really thrilled as it will also get us more
> >linguists interested in what we do. My hope is that a fraction will be
> >interested in the languages that they care for and help it become more
> >relevant. As a member of the "language prevention committee", I love to
> get
> >more knowledgeable people involved in our smaller projects. If it means
> that
> >we get more requests for more projects we will really feel embarrassed
> with
> >all the new projects we will have to approve because of the quality of
> the
> >Incubator content and the quality of the linguistic arguments why we
> should
> >approve yet another language :)
> >
> >NB Is this not a really clever way of raising money; give us this much in
> >this time frame and we will then do this as a bonus...
> >
> >Thanks,
> > GerardM
> >
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >From: LINGUIST Network <linguist at linguistlist.org>
> >Date: Jun 18, 2007 6:53 PM
> >Subject: 18.1831, All: Call for Participation: Wikipedia Volunteers
> >To: LINGUIST at listserv.linguistlist.org
> >
> >LINGUIST List: Vol-18-1831. Mon Jun 18 2007. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.
> >
> >Subject: 18.1831, All: Call for Participation: Wikipedia Volunteers
> >
> >Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Eastern Michigan U <aristar at linguistlist.org
> >
> > Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>
> >
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> >1)
> >Date: 18-Jun-2007
> >From: Hannah Morales < hannah at linguistlist.org >
> >Subject: Wikipedia Volunteers
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-------------------------Message 1 ----------------------------------
> >Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:49:35
> >From: Hannah Morales < hannah at linguistlist.org >
> >Subject: Wikipedia Volunteers
> >
> >
> >Dear subscribers,
> >
> >As you may recall, one of our Fund Drive 2007 campaigns was called the
> >"Wikipedia Update Vote." We asked our viewers to consider earmarking
> their
> >donations to organize an update project on linguistics entries in the
> >English-language Wikipedia. You can find more background information on
> this
> >at:
> >
> >http://linguistlist.org/donation/fund-drive2007/wikipedia/index.cfm.
> >
> >The speed with which we met our goal, thanks to the interest and
> generosity
> >of
> >our readers, was a sure sign that the linguistics community was
> enthusiastic
> >about the idea. Now that summer is upon us, and some of you may have a
> bit
> >more
> >leisure time, we are hoping that you will be able to help us get started
> on
> >the
> >Wikipedia project. The LINGUIST List's role in this project is a purely
> >organizational one. We will:
> >
> >*Help, with your input, to identify major gaps in the Wikipedia materials
> or
> >pages that need improvement;
> >*Compile a list of linguistics pages that Wikipedia editors have
> identified
> >as
> >"in need of attention from an expert on the subject" or " does not cite
> any
> >references or sources," etc;
> >*Send out periodical calls for volunteer contributors on specific topics
> or
> >articles;
> >*Provide simple instructions on how to upload your entries into
> Wikipedia;
> >*Keep track of our project Wikipedians;
> >*Keep track of revisions and new entries;
> >*Work with Wikimedia Foundation to publicize the linguistics community's
> >efforts.
> >
> >We hope you are as enthusiastic about this effort as we are. Just to help
> us
> >all
> >get started looking at Wikipedia more critically, and to easily identify
> an
> >area
> >needing improvement, we suggest that you take a look at the List of
> >Linguists
> >page at:
> >
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_linguists. M
> >
> >Many people are not listed there; others need to have more facts and
> >information
> >added. If you would like to participate in this exciting update effort,
> >please
> >respond by sending an email to LINGUIST Editor Hannah Morales at
> >hannah at linguistlist.org, suggesting what your role might be or which
> >linguistics
> >entries you feel should be updated or added. Some linguists who saw our
> >campaign
> >on the Internet have already written us with specific suggestions, which
> we
> >will
> >share with you soon.
> >
> >This update project will take major time and effort on all our parts. The
> >end
> >result will be a much richer internet resource of information on the
> breadth
> >and
> >depth of the field of linguistics. Our efforts should also stimulate
> >prospective
> >students to consider studying linguistics and to educate a wider public
> on
> >what
> >we do. Please consider participating.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >Hannah Morales
> >Editor, Wikipedia Update Project
> >
> >
> >Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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