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I am Pete Forsyth. I have been a Wikipedian and Wikimedian since 2006 (and using wikis since about 2003). Wikimedia is both a personal passion, and central to my professional career. Here are a few items that connect to WikiConference North America: |
I am Pete Forsyth. I have been a Wikipedian and Wikimedian since 2006 (and using wikis since about 2003). Wikimedia is both a personal passion, and central to my professional career. Here are a few items that connect to WikiConference North America: |
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+ | * '''[[Submissions:2019/Fighting Fake News with Real Information: Newspapers on Wikipedia|Fighting Fake News with Real Information: Newspapers on Wikipedia]].''' Presented at WikiConference North America 2019. |
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+ | * '''[[2019/Grants/News on Wiki, Phase Two|News on Wiki]] (NOW).''' I'm running this campaign to increase wiki coverage of news outlets with [[User:Shanluan|Shanluan]], as part of the WikiCred grant program, as of mid-2020. |
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+ | * '''"[[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-04-26/Opinion|Trusting Everybody to Work Together]]."''' Essay on lessons from Wikipedia's first 20 years, written for ''Wikipedia at 20,'' a forthcoming book edited by Joseph Reagle and Jackie Koerner. |
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+ | * '''"[https://misinfocon.com/wikipedia-built-to-battle-fake-news-c36370fe2c0e How Wikipedia dodged public outcry that plagues social media platforms]."''' Essay written for a general audience; highlights Wikipedia's strengths. Published by ''Misinfocon,'' sponsor of WikiConference North America 2019. |
For more about my work with wikis, see my [[w:en:User:Peteforsyth|user page on English Wikipedia]] or my [http://wikistrategies.net/pete-forsyth bio on my business web site]. |
For more about my work with wikis, see my [[w:en:User:Peteforsyth|user page on English Wikipedia]] or my [http://wikistrategies.net/pete-forsyth bio on my business web site]. |
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I am Pete Forsyth. I have been a Wikipedian and Wikimedian since 2006 (and using wikis since about 2003). Wikimedia is both a personal passion, and central to my professional career. Here are a few items that connect to WikiConference North America:
- Fighting Fake News with Real Information: Newspapers on Wikipedia. Presented at WikiConference North America 2019.
- News on Wiki (NOW). I'm running this campaign to increase wiki coverage of news outlets with Shanluan, as part of the WikiCred grant program, as of mid-2020.
- "Trusting Everybody to Work Together." Essay on lessons from Wikipedia's first 20 years, written for Wikipedia at 20, a forthcoming book edited by Joseph Reagle and Jackie Koerner.
- "How Wikipedia dodged public outcry that plagues social media platforms." Essay written for a general audience; highlights Wikipedia's strengths. Published by Misinfocon, sponsor of WikiConference North America 2019.
For more about my work with wikis, see my user page on English Wikipedia or my bio on my business web site.