On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 4:12 AM, Lila Tretikov lila@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all,
As I scanned through the weekend emails on this list I noticed that many of you are ready to get back to discussing the goals we are all working on. I am really glad to see that. We have plenty of interesting projects to discuss without the gossip. Let's respect the time that many following this list are donating to the project by sticking to constructive, on topic matters.
And for starters: the Wikipedia Android Beta app is in store and is awaiting your comments.
I don't know what an Android Beta app is. Could I ask if there are any plans by WMF to address some of the content problems in Wikipedia? Pretty much any article in my specialist area (which is actually not all that specialist) has serious problems - gross factual errors, omissions, bias and so on. I know from other specialists that this is not just restricted to my area: economics, sociology, many areas of the arts and humanities have similar problems.
This is not just a Wikimedia issue, it's a public interest issue. Wikipedia is now the go-to place for knowledge for pretty much everyone in the world. I don't see how WMF is fulfilling its mission (empowering people to collect and develop and disseminate educational content under a free license) when the content isn't actually educational.
Regards
Ed