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Transparency Camp 2009 William Beutler    Government + Wikipedia: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Innovation Manager, Public Affairs
What Wikipedia really is ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Intro  > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Wikipedia is the most important reference site in the world Intro  > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Oh noes! You’ve been caught! Intro  > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
WikiScanner: An important tool, but offers no conclusions Intro  > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
The dogma vs. the guidelines ,[object Object],[object Object],“ [F]or every dodgy [edit] there are many, many more uncontroversial edits where people at the BBC have added information or changed a detail in good faith. The scanner also shows the same kind of results for a wide variety of other media organisations.“   –  BBC's Head of Interactive News, Pete Clifton, August 2007 Intro  > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Intro >  Good, Bad, Ugly  > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Going about it the wrong way ,[object Object],Intro >  Good, Bad, Ugly  > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Going about it the wrong way ,[object Object],Intro >  Good, Bad, Ugly  > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Or the  really  wrong way ,[object Object],Intro >  Good, Bad, Ugly  > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
On the bubble ,[object Object],Intro >  Good, Bad, Ugly  > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
A better way to go about it ,[object Object],Intro >  Good, Bad, Ugly  > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Getting Started Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Create a [[WP:ACCOUNT]] for crying out loud ,[object Object],According to WikiScanner creator Virgil Griffith,  21% of Wikipedia edits are anonymous Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Mixed signals in the [[WP:COI]] guideline? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Learn the [[WP:COI]] facts ,[object Object],[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Learn the policies and guidelines Approx. 50 mandatory policies, 150 pretty mandatory guidelines  Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Start with the three primary content rules Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Non-controversial edits you can always make ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
But you can  encourage  controversial edits ,[object Object],{{Request edit}} (should get you the attention you need) Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly >  Getting Started  > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
Transparency Tools Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started >  Transparency Tools  > Conclusion
WikiRage and Popular Pages shows most edits, page views ,[object Object],[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started >  Transparency Tools  > Conclusion
WikiDashboard shows an article’s top editors and patterns  ,[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started >  Transparency Tools  > Conclusion
Edit Counter analyzes history of a single account ,[object Object],[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started >  Transparency Tools  > Conclusion
WikiBlame tells who added – or removed – a given phrase ,[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started >  Transparency Tools  > Conclusion
The Future: Wikitrust, APIs, and who knows what else? ,[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started >  Transparency Tools  > Conclusion
Guess who’s still editing Wikipedia? ,[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools >  Conclusion
Thank You! Questions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools >  Conclusion

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Government and Wikipedia: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

  • 1. Transparency Camp 2009 William Beutler Government + Wikipedia: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Innovation Manager, Public Affairs
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  • 5. WikiScanner: An important tool, but offers no conclusions Intro > Good, Bad, Ugly > Getting Started > Transparency Tools > Conclusion
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