Thanks for the responses. I think the overarching thought I have is that Wikipedia needs to learn as much from editors as editors need to learn from Wikipedia. I'm glad other editors are responding and focusing on this.
I'm doing remote support of an editathon today so I will work on assisting on cleanup with this article.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mitar/Poligon
Another hopefully helpful idea:
Use another makerspace/coworkspace entry / entries as examples of structure and content: - I know about this local one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyebeam_(organization) - which led to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyebeam_(organization)#See_also
- Erika
*Erika Herzog* Wikipedia *User:BrillLyle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BrillLyle*
On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 11:57 PM, Mitar mmitar@gmail.com wrote:
Hi!
Thanks you for all the responses. It is really great to see this various explanations.
On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 6:34 PM, Brill Lyle wp.brilllyle@gmail.com wrote:
Gadzooks! The comments you made about friendly editors to a large
community
of Wikipedia editors, maybe re-think saying that. I'm having a hard time getting past these comments. *I* am a friendly editor, and am actually
able
to help you.
Oh, sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I more than appreciate all the help and responses I am getting here. What I mean is that I would hope that it is possible to edit the Wikipedia without knowing editors and admins individually. But this would probably mean even more bureaucratic process, so maybe it is even better like this. Personally, I believe all editors are good people, with a common goal, it seems we just disagree sometimes, but this probably also comes from dissymmetry of information about particular things. Mine about Wikipedia rules, theirs about a particular topic. Addressing this dissymmetry is done through discussions.
I see how that comment might offended. Sorry again.
But you have basically said you have too much of a life to engage, IRC is HARD, etc. Huh.
I am trying to present this as an occasional editor. Yes, one solution to issues I have is to get to know Wikipedia rules and community more, to get more engaged and integrated. This is a completely valid approach.
But I wonder, is there an alternative path. What about occasional editor who might not have resources to embark on this path. Personally, it seems, I am already walking it. Yes, IRC is doable, of course. But this is because I get activated when I get frustrated and start thinking how to solve the problem. Instead of deactivated. My worry with that comment was that more obstacles are there, harder is to resolve such issues.
Quite frankly, without specifics about the entry -- and the citations
used
-- there's nothing anyone can do to help you. ... Which is fine, but I
was
trying to help solve the problem.
Oh, sorry. I thought you already find the page? So it is this page: