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Outline for Pete Forsyth's presentation

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Wikipedia is important

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  • Widely read
  • Unfamiliar production model
    • Flagship project illustrating "online peer production"
  • Unique among top web sites as non-profit, mission-driven

A taste of the Writing Wikipedia Articles course

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The rest of my talk will constitute a very abbreviated view of how the Writing Wikipedia Articles course works.

Policy and peer review

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Evaluating Wikipedia Article Quality brochure: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Evaluating_Wikipedia_brochure.pdf

There are many policies, guidelines, essays, etc. guiding Wikipedia engagement The main, central link:

Formal peer review processes:

  • Featured Articles: WP:FA
  • Criteria for a FA: WP:FAC
  • Good Articles (lighter requirements): WP:GA

"View history" tab

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"Talk" tab

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