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

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

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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