There were some great references to Wikipedia in this video too * https://twitter.com/i/status/1248214342618628096
Being certified is a classic. Fae On Thu, 9 Apr 2020, 23:15 Rex X, <r...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > For anybody doubting the value of our Covid-19 coverage, take a look at > > > https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-why-wikipedia-is-immune-to-coronavirus-1.8751147 > > Haaretz is a well-respected Israeli newspaper with a fairly liberal > outlook; the article itself is hugely complimentary about Wikipedia's > coverage and gives real validation to time spent by Wikipedia editors in > producing that content and keeping the quality high. > > Keep safe all, > > Rexx > > > On 09 April 2020 at 18:00 Richard Nevell <richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> > wrote: > > Wikimedia UK and Wikimedia Medicine are creating a joint initiative to > help tackle the issues around information about Covid-19 on Wikipedia, and > we need your help. > > There are three "top-level" articles: > > > > - The pandemic: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic > - The condition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019 > - The virus: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2 > > > > as well as over 750 related articles. These related articles are where we > want to concentrate our support efforts. Coverage changes very rapidly and > there is considerable concern about ensuring that the information provided > is factual and accurate, as well as up-to-date. > > There are many dedicated editors involved in WikiProject Medicine and the > recently created WikiProject COVID-19, but the task of keeping myths, > misinformation and poorly-sourced content out of the large number of > articles is huge. > > We are therefore asking our regular editors in the UK to do what you do > best. We need help fact-checking and editing the Covid-19 articles. Whether > you feel able to spare fifteen minutes from your regular editing, or bold > enough to make it a regular task, every bit helps. > > We have a wiki page to coordinate efforts, share resources, and have > discussion: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_COVID-19/WMUK-WPMEDF_Joint_Support_Task_Force > So please add it to your watchlist. > > One starting point is > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic > from > where you can find something that interests you. Just picking an article, > reading its references, and correcting text that needs it would help. As a > useful extra step (though hardly compulsory) once you’ve gone over an > article it would be useful to add a note in this section: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_COVID-19/WMUK-WPMEDF_Joint_Support_Task_Force#Progress > > If anybody needs familiarity with the sourcing standards for medical > articles, take a look at > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine) > - > although most of the content will only need to meet the usual standards for > sourcing that you're used to. > > *Richard Nevell, on behalf of Wikimedia UK* > > *Doug Taylor, on behalf of Wikimedia Medicine* > -- > Dr Richard Nevell > Project Coordinator, Wikimedia UK > 020 3372 0765 > > *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open > knowledge movement, and a registered charity. We rely on donations from > individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you > considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk > Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered > No. 6741827 > Registered Charity No.1144513 > Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5–11 Lavington Street, London > SE1 0NZ > > The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate > Wikipedia, amongst other projects). Wikimedia UK is an independent > non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility > for its contents. > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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