Yes, that is very open and forthright. "I have not and will not make edits on articles or materials related to the institutions where I work, have worked, or may conceivably work at in the future"
If interpreted broadly that would be a difficult statement to live up to (do articles about alumni count? how about topics where the institution has a research strength? is she committing to never use AWB or similar tools to make minor fixes in bulk to whole categories of article which could include affiliations?) Toby On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 11:20 PM, Roberta Wedge < roberta.we...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > Re COI for academics: I've recently come across Melodee Beals, a senior > lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. Her userpage > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mhbeals> strikes me as an exemplar of > one way for academics to engage with Wikipedia. She has given thought and > space to making a declaration of interests, spelling out how she intends to > handle affiliations and her understanding of self-promotion. > > Declaration of interest: Dr Beals is the colleague of a friend of mine. > > Roberta > > ------------------------ > *Roberta Wedge* > *Gender Gap Project, **Wikimedia UK* > roberta.we...@wikimedia.org.uk > 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT > +44 (0)20 7065 0921 > > Wikimedia UK is the British chapter of a global movement. We support, but > do not control, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and > other related Wikimedia projects. > Wikimedia UK is both a limited company (Registered No. 6741827) and a > charity (Registered No.1144513). > > Visit wikimedia.org.uk <http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/> and @wikimediauk > > On 30 October 2014 10:58, Toby Hudson <tob...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/University_of_Sydney_Wikibomb >> >> This is going to be big. There are 39 signed up (mostly female academics >> and students), but we are expecting nearer 100. >> >> How Wikipedians can help: >> >> We will have a decent number of experienced editors on site, but we will >> be stretched. Anyone who can provide online support 03:00-07:00 UTC >> tomorrow (Friday) would be much appreciated. Please add your name to the >> project page with a note so that we know who we can call on. Here's some >> ways you can help: >> >> 1. Any sandbox started by a wikibomb participant should be added to >> *Category:University >> of Sydney Wikibomb 2014 >> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:University_of_Sydney_Wikibomb_2014>* >> so >> that we can all find it. >> 2. Monitor *These Related Changes >> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/University_of_Sydney_Wikibomb>* >> to >> look out for editors having trouble. >> 3. Write (kind) sandbox_talk page comments if you see *promotional >> language*. It seems that some participants are intending to write >> articles about their friend/colleague/boss. The organizing team now all >> understand how much COI <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:COI> >> editing >> is discouraged, but I'm afraid academics are harder to herd than cats. We >> are at least trying to ensure that everyone declares their employer on >> their userpage, and declares any COI they have on the article talk. >> 4. Assess articles' *readiness to move into mainspace* (also post a >> note on the talk page). Experienced Wikipedians will do these moves, but >> for COI and general stress relief, it would be good to have third party >> eyes over it. >> 5. *Categorize, prettify, wikidatify, wikiprojectify* ({{WP Australia >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:WP_Australia>}}{{WP Biography >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:WP_Biography>}} etc) any >> articles that do make it into mainspace. We will not have time to >> concentrate on any of these things. >> 6. *Ping me (99of9 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:99of9>)* or >> another involved Wikipedian if you spot any problems. >> 7. Publicise on *Twitter (#Wikibomb)* with a link to the project page >> >> Thanks for helping! >> >> Toby/99of9 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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