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added timestamps for event 51: editing wikipedia
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## Resources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RobLa/NewEditorLinks
## Agenda
00:00 Beryl introduces Data Umbrella
00:00 Rob begins presenation
06:50 Rob begins presentation
07:42 Editing on Wikipedia is a matter of perspective
10:09 About Rob (miraheze.org)
11:25 What is Wikipedia?
15:22 Unofficial History of Wikipedia (1996-2001)
19:03 Unofficial History of Wikipedia/WMF (2002-2009) (WMF = Wikimedia Foundation)
20:45 Unofficial History of Wikipedia/WMF (2009-2022)
22:13 Editing Wikipedia is easy
27:07 Editing Wikipedia via Python (pywikibot)
28:10 Demo: Editing without programming
31:00 Q: When an edit happens, does it get published immediately, or does it go in queue for editor review?
32:50 Q: Given that editing is generally almost immediate, how to deal with spam?
35:45 Q: Can you show us again how to see contributor history on a page (Equiv of git blame on GitHub)?
38:48 Q: Is that Markdown format for editing Wikipedia? (Markdown was inspired by Wikitext)
40:22 Q: What is the process to make sure the information is authoritative and true and not being hijacked by people with an agenda?
42:08 Q: Has Wikipedia been able to avoid the dilemna of fake news?
44:55 Q: As an editor or contributor, how do you handle copyright materials such as images?
47:50 Q: How does Wikipedia handle the situation that not everyone who edits a page holds expert knowledge for that topic?
## Event
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/robla
GitHub: https://github.com/robla
#opensource #documentation #community
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