[community] Wikipedia page review

Caroline Sinders csinders at gmail.com
Thu Jun 14 19:55:48 UTC 2018


Oh sorry- I meant more organizing edits like this may technically break a Wikipedia rule on no paid edits or ppl editing under false pretenses, so a public call for edits could be seen by some wiki editors as a sticky gray area.

Mainly, and I apologize for this, a hold over from working for the Wikimedia Foundation has now made me an odd stickler for rules because I could see a crotchety admin saying/huffing “well, even non profits shouldn’t edit their own pages or get their volunteers to do it bx *bias* so ok I’m gonna revert all these recent edits.”

I’m sorry- that’s what I meant. 

It should be fine, honestly, I just wanted to flag this in case the new edits got reverted.

> On Jun 14, 2018, at 3:50 PM, Alison Macrina <alison at libraryfreedomproject.org> wrote:
> 
>> 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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