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[[file:Pete Forsyth by Christopher Ellis.jpg|thumb|Photo by [http://ellischristopher.com Ellis Christopher], licensed CC BY.]]
 
[[file:Pete Forsyth by Christopher Ellis.jpg|thumb|Photo by [http://ellischristopher.com Ellis Christopher], licensed CC BY.]]
   
 
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:
'''"[[w:en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2020-04-26/Opinion|Trusting Everybody to Work Together]],"''' my entry in ''Wikipedia at 20," a forthcoming book edited by Joseph Reagle and Jackie Koerner.
 
   
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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.
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.
 
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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.
 
* '''"[[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, 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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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].

Latest revision as of 01:54, 11 July 2020

Photo by Ellis Christopher, licensed CC BY.

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:

For more about my work with wikis, see my user page on English Wikipedia or my bio on my business web site.