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I have been contributing to Wikipedia and the Wikipedia Foundation in myriad ways for over a decade now. Why do I do it? Because I believe in the values it stands for: openness, collaboration and good faith. By cooperation, we can achieve what none of us can do alone.
Highly educated, well paid, and holding a senior position in a well-known organization, I am always constrained for time. Yet, knowing that Wikiepdia could be improved by the expertise of people like me, I strive to contribute and plea to my high-level colleagues to do the same. [1] Like many others in the Wikipedia Foundation, I am concerned by the notion that the free encyclopedia "has reached its limits" [2] as its growth is stalled by a cabal that deters contributions from the very experts that the encyclopedia so desperately needs. After all, it has been established that the highest reliability Wikipedia contributions are made not by the few prominent editors, but by the many users who contribute infrequently, like us. [3]
Me and other experts may not be well versed in the minutia of administration, but possess the knowledge needed to make it the ultimate encyclopedia. If you are an editor, please accept our compliments for administrating this institution and facilitating our contributions. If you find something that you think can be improved, your suggestions are always welcome. As a reminder, always assume good faith: faults are most likely the result of our busy schedule. Strive for a way to incorporate the thoughtful content without offending the knowledgeable contributor, lest Wikipedia turns into a place that is well-administrated yet vacant of expert knowledge. Let's strive for a way to let everybody contribute.
Now, back to writing!
- ^ Young, J. R. (August 3, 2011). Encore Episode: Wikipedia’s Co-Founder on Academic Uses, and Limits, of Popular Open Encyclopedia. Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ^ Johnson, B. (August 12, 2009). Wikipedia Approaches Its Limits, The Guardian
- ^ Anthony, D., Smith, S. W., & Williamson, T. (2009). Explaining Quality in Internet Collective Goods: Zealots and Good Samaritans in the Case of Wikipedia. Rationality and Society, 21(3), 283-306.