[WikiEN-l] Where does en:wp need most help?

[Ray Saintonge]

Bod Notbod wrote:
> Hi again,
>   
>> But I'm  interested to know if the good people of this list are aware
>> of specific  tasks/duties on en:wp that are woefully understaffed at
>> the moment. Things  that really need doing.
>>
>> Y-E-S spells YES and you are now it.
>> Articles with Unsourced Claims
>>     
> I did what I thought was the best kind of search on en:wp relating to
> your reply, and it returns a lot of salient, but not specific project,
> pages.
>
> I found this:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:UNSOURCED#Burden_of_evidence
>
> Earlier on today I found the 'RFC' pages.
>
> I'm interested in dispute resolution. I quite like the idea of getting
> involved in arguments as someone who, basically, doesn't know their
> arse from their elbow as regards the dispute that's in progress.
>
> For example, there's some big argument going on to do with the History
> of Transylvania... I have absolutely no interest in the history of
> Transylvania at all, so I try to bring the contentious parties back to
> the specific  point of what they're arguing about, and then try to
> draw the discussion back to Wikipedia policies, mainly verifiability.
>
>   
I think that the need described, at your request, by wjhonson has 
nothing to do with dispute resolution or mediation.  Tracking down 
sources yourself, or even checking to see if the request has already 
been filled but without removing the tag is a great way to contribute.  
Many of these articles are not controversial at all.  I think we already 
have enough people who like getting involved in arguments.

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