{"id":3151,"date":"2012-12-21T12:50:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T16:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sj\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2012-12-21T12:50:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T16:50:06","slug":"inviting-readers-to-mercilessly-edit-wikipedia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sj\/2012\/12\/21\/inviting-readers-to-mercilessly-edit-wikipedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Inviting readers to mercilessly edit Wikipedia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wikipedia reader are being asked to edit as part of a banner campaign &#8212; for the first time since perhaps 2003.<br \/>\nThis is being done as part of the Thank You message we send out at the end of a campaign &#8211; something we can do quite early this year thanks to a successful fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been pushing for something like this for a couple of years &#8211; I think it&#8217;s the most important thing we can do to refresh our communities of editors and change the sense readers have of what is and isn&#8217;t welcome.  I want to see us do this on every project, all throughout the year (eventually combined with the new visual editor, of course; which is truly beautiful).<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Main_Page&amp;banner=B12_ThankYou_Top_DisclaimerTest_centered_K4\">Here&#8217;s what the draft message looks like<\/a>; suggestions for better wording or other variations are welcome.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Wikipedia Readers: Thank You! Overwhelming support from Wikipedia users let us end our annual fund drive early. Your donations pay for the tools, infrastructure and programs that empower thousands of editors. We would like to introduce you to some of the dedicated volunteers who you empower when you donate. It is our hope that after you read or hear a few of their stories, you&#8217;ll want to join them in sharing your knowledge with the world by editing Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can edit Wikipedia!<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create articles. After signing up, you&#8217;ll be able to help Wikipedia grow by starting new encyclopedia articles.<\/li>\n<li>Add photos and video. Register an account and you can upload your freely licensed images<\/li>\n<li>and other media.<\/li>\n<li>Become a part of the Wikipedia community. Logging in means all your contributions are attributed to your username, helping you connect with other Wikipedia contributors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:UserLogin\/Signup\">Get started<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wikipedia reader are being asked to edit as part of a banner campaign &#8212; for the first time since perhaps 2003. 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