Submissions/How can we make Wikipedia better
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After careful consideration, the Programme Committee has decided not to accept the below submission at this time. Thank you to the author(s) for participating in the Wikimania 2014 programme submission, we hope to still see you at Wikimania this August. |
- Submission no. 1044
How can we make Wikipedia better?
- Title of the submission
- How can we make Wikipedia better?
- Type of submission
- presentation
- Author of the submission
- Fabrice Florin
- E-mail address
- fflorin
wikimedia.org
- Username
- Fabrice Florin (WMF)
- Country of origin
- USA
- Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)
- Wikimedia Foundation
- Personal homepage or blog
- fabriceflorin.com
- Abstract
Over the past couple years, I have been asking that question at Wikimania and other events, to get a sense of what we think needs the most improvement, as a movement. I invite community and team members to write down one thing they think could make Wikipedia better, and then I take a photo of their idea, along with their mug shot (see thumbnails to the right and this full gallery on my profile page).
Their responses have been diverse and inspiring -- and I would like to share some of the good ideas that have come out of this community outreach.
In this presentation, I will highlight some of the most interesting suggestions, discuss ways they could be implemented, then point out a few that have been successfully addressed by the Wikimedia Foundation and/or community volunteers.
Some of these ideas are easier to do than others, some of them are harder, sometimes controversial. But I believe many of them could make a difference towards improving Wikipedia and the free knowledge movement.
I will also point out which of the ideas keep coming back over and over, suggesting that there is a strong desire among participants to see some serious improvements on these issues.
After the Q&A, I will invite you to write down your own ideas and take your picture, so we can keep adding more of these fine suggestions to our wishlist.
I hope to discuss these ideas with you very soon!
- Track
- WikiCulture & Community
- Length of session
- 30 minutes
- Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?
- Yes
- Slides
- Coming soon.
For now, check out more photos in this full gallery of ideas on how to improve Wikipedia.
- Special requests
- None
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