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Subject:Re: WIKIPEDIA From:Milan Davidović <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Rédacteur en chef <editorialstandards -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:02:06 -0500
It might not mean much if you write/edit an article once and then walk
away from it. But if you hang around, continue to work on it, and
discuss the article with other contributors, someone might get an
impression of what sort of online team player or collaborator you are.
That might be worth something.
2011/2/10 RÃdacteur en chef <editorialstandards -at- gmail -dot- com>:
> Do other list members post and edit Wikipedia pages?
> How successful are you at maintaining editorial consistency
> and accuracy of content - or do you bother to go back
> and police your submissions?
>
> Probably your contributions to (say) Wikipedia might not
> be a good item for your resume. The prospective employer
> might visit on the day when the 25-year-old male "contributor",
> with an ax(e) to grind, has just "improved" the content.
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