Wikispooks:Wikipedia+ Pages
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Introduction
Wikipedia+ pages on Wikispooks are for use primarily in conjunction with the Wikipedia+ browser extension. They exist in a 1:1 relationship with corresponding Wikipedia pages. They are held in a dedicated Mediawiki namespace called "Wikipedia". This is evidenced by the title of every Wikipedia+ page being prefixed with "Wikipedia:".
Important Note: The Wikipedia+ initiative is entirely outside the ownership, management or control of the Wikipedia Foundation or Wikipedia itself.
Purpose of Wikipedia+ Pages
Their purpose is to provide links to additional information on the subject matter of their corresponding Wikipedia pages. They are created and exist on Wikispooks because, in the judgement of Wikispooks editors, their subject matter renders their Wikipedia namesakes particularly susceptible to compromise by one or both of two well-documented problems:
- the biases described and illustrated in the Wikispooks project page The problem with Wikipedia.
- becoming the object of an organised group of Wikipedia editors who deliberately and systematically maintain a clandestine editorial bias - this is often alleged where Zionist/Israeli interests are concerned for example.
Creating Wikipedia+ Pages
The only requirements, additional to Wikispooks standard page creation and editing conditions, are that all Wikipedia+ pages maintain a 1:1 relationship with an existing Wikipedia page. This is achieved by specifying:
- an identical page name (but prefixed by "Wikipedia:")
- it's Wikipedia url.
Example Wikipedia+ page name format
For example, to create a Wikipedia+ page for an existing Wikipedia page named "Omar Khadr", the Wikispooks page name would be:
Wikipedia:Omar Khadr
- If the page name exists on Wikispooks, then it will be presented as any other page.
- If it does NOT exist, then a Wikipedia+ page creation form will be loaded.
There is hardly any data entry validation on the page creation form so far, so please check URLs and page names.
Editing Wikipedia+ Pages
When a registered user views a Wikipedia+ page, the top menu will contain an Edit with form option. This should be used to edit the page. The regular 'Edit' option will present the page template which is complex and awkward to use directly without introducing errors (or screwing up the page completely!)
