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Slides of the presentation by John Broughton on July 16, at the Wikipedia Academy at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. The Academy was jointly sponsored by the NIH and the Wikipedia Foundation.
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Wikipedia’s Quality
• Presentation at the NIH Academy, July 16, 2009
• John Broughton
Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia
• What do we mean by “quality”?
• What happens after an editor edits (contributes)?
• How does Wikipedia protect quality?
• How can editors ensure their contributions stay in Wikipedia?
Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia
• What do we mean by “quality”?
Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia
• What do we mean by “quality”?
• What happens after an editor edits (contributes)?
What you agree to when you edit Wikipedia
Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia
• What do we mean by “quality”?
• What happens after an editor edits (contributes)?
• How does Wikipedia protect quality?
New editor, adding an external link? You’ll be asked to prove you’re human, via a CAPTCHA. If
you’re a (human) spammer, your URL will get added, but this will at least slow you down.
Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia
• What do we mean by “quality”?
• What happens after an editor edits (contributes)?
• How does Wikipedia protect quality?
• How can editors ensure their contributions stay in Wikipedia?