[community] Wikipedia page review

Alison Macrina alison at libraryfreedomproject.org
Thu Jun 14 19:50:05 UTC 2018


On 06/14/2018 02:06 PM, Caroline Sinders wrote:
> sorry to jump in, folks! 
> ::puts on wikimedia hat:: i would not do a public call at all for help,
> because you're technically not supposed to edit your own page or have
> the institution or any one paid by an institution edit said page.

Hey Caroline,

I suggested tor-project at lists.torproject.org *because* it's a public
mailing list. You think that's not sufficient to find an editor/editors
who aren't officially affiliated with Tor?


> 
> i would recommend me one person actually edit the page. you can organize
> all the edits in a separate place and then put them in. but if any
> pedantic editors suspect this was done by an affiliate, they will revoke
> the edits, etc. 
> 
> i would recommend organizing here, and getting a handful of people to
> write the edits, then share back here, and then have one person
> s-l-o-w-l-y copy paste in so it doesn't look like spam or bot activity. 
> 
> best!
> caroline 
> 
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Alison Macrina
> <alison at libraryfreedomproject.org
> <mailto:alison at libraryfreedomproject.org>> wrote:
> 
>     On 06/12/2018 03:57 PM, Celeste S. [jaruga] wrote:
>     > Hello folks!
>     >
>     > Hope everyone has had a fantastic beginning to the week.
>     >
>     > I recently reviewed the English Tor Wikipedia page as per our
>     > conversation at the last meeting. All and all, it was accurate; there
>     > were probably some parts that were understated and others that were
>     > overstated, but there was nothing too glaring. I'm not sure who
>     will be
>     > dealing with the changes, but I can chat with them as well if further
>     > information is needed.
> 
>     Thanks for taking such an in-depth look at this!!!
> 
>     I'm wondering how we might best put out a call for help on these edits.
>     tor-project@ list seems like an obvious place. Maybe also good to
>     include in the message that the non-English pages need some love.
> 
>     Unless someone else wants to organize a sprint to do this? I think it's
>     a really good idea but I don't have the time to take it on myself. :(
> 
>     Alison
> 
>     >
>     > I did have a few suggestions, though they mostly pertain to formatting
>     > and elaborating on existing content:
>     >
>     > 1. 'Tor Browser' header could use a more concise explanation and
>     feature
>     > list
>     >
>     > 2. 'Third party applications' subheader could use some loving as
>     you can see
>     >
>     > 3. 'Levels of Security' header - why is this a million miles below the
>     > browser section? Could use revisions as well
>     >
>     > 4. 'Tor Messenger' bar should be removed - as it's no longer
>     current or
>     > reccomended, it would be better to not showcase it any longer.
>     >
>     > If anyone had opinions or additions to this list feel free to
>     mention them!
>     >
>     > Thanks a lot, see you all tomorrow. 😊
>     >
>     > -- jaruga
>     >
>     >
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