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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Not too far away
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Contributing to Wikipedia
Thanks to the wonders of being a teacher I have some free time on my hands for the first time in a while and would like to do something productive with it, so I thought I would do some Wikipedia editing. I last was a real editor about 4.5 years ago and in the interim Wikipedia has gotten a lot more professional, which as a user and teacher I find wonderful, however in this case I find slightly intimidating.
I know that there are certain areas where I could really help and would love to get involved in helping with a project, but it seems like just to get up to speed I would need to invest hours of learning current standards. Am I mistaken? Is a project not the best way to go? Is there a good way for an editor to get up to speed on current standards? I really would like to help, but at this point it seems like too big of a hassle and so instead I'll just buy another computer game to play or read a couple more books. Last edited by Barkeep49 : 12-28-2009 at 09:11 AM. |
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12-28-2009, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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OMG!!!!
BARKEEP - YOU'RE ALIVE!!!! yay!!!!!  (I mean we all knew you were still ALIVE...just hadn't seen you round these parts)
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12-28-2009, 09:45 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
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Barkeep:
I think the best thing you can do is learn the style conventions and the politics
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12-28-2009, 11:58 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jan 2001
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I agree Airhog. I believe there are some people around who are involved w/Wikipedia (I remember some even being an Admin) and was hoping I could get some direction or insight from them.
And yes I haven't been around these parts much. Haven't really had the time. I anticipate in about a week I will once again no longer have the time, unfortunately. Last edited by Barkeep49 : 12-28-2009 at 11:59 AM. |
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12-28-2009, 12:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: The State of Insanity
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Actually, not only am I an administrator, I was just elected to the Arbitration Committee (and early indications are the amount of time you need for that job pretty much makes it a second job, if not a first job!)
What do you need to know, etcetera?
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12-28-2009, 12:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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yes yes - i remember you had no time. just wanted to give you a big momentary welcome-back cheer!
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