I'm just an Wikipedian. (a regular joe that likes wikipedia) You can read about Wikipedia policies and guidelines (which are decided by editors like you and me) in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simplified_Ruleset
When I first started contributing to Wikipedia, one of the things that I found most surprising and hard to accept was this quote at the top of one of Wikipedia's core content policies: "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth." It seems odd but it's interesting to read about why a policy like that might be a good thing. I find that particular policy super interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability and this one too! It defines a reliable source and talks about why certain sources are considered reliable and why limiting editors to those sources will make a better article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources It's also important in Wikipedia to always assume good faith in other editors which is what I've had to try very hard to do in these last couple of emails. (because no matter how upset your emails may seem, i know (or "assume") that you want the best for the vlog wiki article and I keep that in mind when replying) But let's not waste any more energy here. If you really feel passionate about the article, go edit it! Be Bold! Use the Discussion page to discuss what you like, what you don't like. Great things are already happening. pd --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What credentials do you actually have in deciding what should and what > should not be posted in the Vlog entry in the Wikipedia? > > Please "cite" for us those references you have. > > David > http://www.davidhowellstudios.com > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "pdelongchamp" > <pdelongchamp@> wrote: > > > > Hey everyone, > > > > I seem to be the topic of conversation today. I'm going to ignore the > > negative messages because I think it's great that there's renewed > > interest in the article. The great thing about wikipedia is everyone > > can edit it. Thereâs one catch though, itâs an encyclopedia which > > means the content must be encyclopedic. > > > > In regards to the vlog article, this means that everything we put into > > it has to be from a reliable source like a news article. (i.e. not > blogs) > > > > Thereâs already sourced content contributed by Steve Garfield, Michael > > Meiser and myself in the article and I invite everyone else to > contribute. > > > > Patrick D > > > > p.s. Sorry if I posted this twice. > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Jan McLaughlin" > > <jannie.jan@> wrote: > > > > > > Has rather been decimated. > > > > > > Wow. > > > > > > Anybody? > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlog > > > > > > Jan > > > > > > -- > > > The Faux Press - better than real > > > http://fauxpress.blogspot.com > > > http://twitter.com/fauxpress > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > >
