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If you've got a topic you're itching to write about, just dive in. If you're not sure where to start, you can introduce yourself by editing either this page or [[User:ConfirmAccounts/authors|your user page]]. [[User:Peter|Peter P]] ([[User talk:Peter|talk]]) 18:43, 12 February 2014 (GMT) | If you've got a topic you're itching to write about, just dive in. If you're not sure where to start, you can introduce yourself by editing either this page or [[User:ConfirmAccounts/authors|your user page]]. [[User:Peter|Peter P]] ([[User talk:Peter|talk]]) 18:43, 12 February 2014 (GMT) | ||
:The Guantanamo stuff is welcome here. I look forward to seeing it --[[User:Peter|Peter P]] ([[User talk:Peter|talk]]) 18:48, 12 February 2014 (GMT) | :The Guantanamo stuff is welcome here. I look forward to seeing it --[[User:Peter|Peter P]] ([[User talk:Peter|talk]]) 18:48, 12 February 2014 (GMT) | ||
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| + | :* Can I ask a couple of questions first? | ||
| + | :# How are the bills paid? | ||
| + | :# How would other contributors challenge material I contributed? Do contributors have {{tl|afd}} like discussions over deletion? | ||
| + | :# How are wikistalker dealt with? I didn't have any of my wikipedia wikistalkers follow me to http://en.wikialpha.org, or http://complexoperations.org -- but who knows? My most persistent wikistalker made over 15,000 edits, that were either ''to'' material I originally contributed, or ''were about'' material I originally contributed. That wiki-id was eventually blocked for edit-warring, but it took 28 months. | ||
| + | :# Complexoperations.org used semantic wiki extension. I wonder if they are the same extension as you use here. Oddly, they did not support the {{tl|cite}} templates. I tailed off my contributions there, because they were/are DARPA funded, and thus could not allow references to material published by WikiLeaks. | ||
| + | :# Wikialpha's owners make porting about to be deleted material from the wikipedia to their site. They hope to make a profit. They support the {{tl|cite}} templates. They will accept all kinds of material that wasn't acceptable on the wikipedia -- including "original research". About a year ago I suggested they do as you have done, post regular archives. Contributing there is a risk, as, although the management agreed publishing archives was a good idea, they haven't done so, and all my contributions there could evaporate at a moment's notice. | ||
| + | :# I'd like to be fickle, and port material I wrote to multiple wikis where it is welcome. | ||
| + | :# What is the policy towards "fair use" images? | ||
| + | ::Thanks! [[User:Geo Swan|Geo Swan]] ([[User talk:Geo Swan|talk]]) 23:35, 13 February 2014 (GMT) | ||
== Welcome == | == Welcome == | ||
I was interested to read your observations about how Wikipedia's departure from S.O.P. in the area of Guantanamo. As Peter says, your Guantanamo material looks like it would be a welcome addition here - we have a huge gap in that area - as would be any suggestions on [[WikiSpooks:Problems with Wikipedia|Problems with Wikipedia]], for which I'm largely responsible. [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 00:21, 13 February 2014 (GMT) | I was interested to read your observations about how Wikipedia's departure from S.O.P. in the area of Guantanamo. As Peter says, your Guantanamo material looks like it would be a welcome addition here - we have a huge gap in that area - as would be any suggestions on [[WikiSpooks:Problems with Wikipedia|Problems with Wikipedia]], for which I'm largely responsible. [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 00:21, 13 February 2014 (GMT) | ||
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Welcome to Wikispooks!
We're glad you came. There's lots to do.
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If you've got a topic you're itching to write about, just dive in. If you're not sure where to start, you can introduce yourself by editing either this page or your user page. Peter P (talk) 18:43, 12 February 2014 (GMT)
- The Guantanamo stuff is welcome here. I look forward to seeing it --Peter P (talk) 18:48, 12 February 2014 (GMT)
- Can I ask a couple of questions first?
- How are the bills paid?
- How would other contributors challenge material I contributed? Do contributors have {{afd}} like discussions over deletion?
- How are wikistalker dealt with? I didn't have any of my wikipedia wikistalkers follow me to http://en.wikialpha.org, or http://complexoperations.org -- but who knows? My most persistent wikistalker made over 15,000 edits, that were either to material I originally contributed, or were about material I originally contributed. That wiki-id was eventually blocked for edit-warring, but it took 28 months.
- Complexoperations.org used semantic wiki extension. I wonder if they are the same extension as you use here. Oddly, they did not support the {{cite}} templates. I tailed off my contributions there, because they were/are DARPA funded, and thus could not allow references to material published by WikiLeaks.
- Wikialpha's owners make porting about to be deleted material from the wikipedia to their site. They hope to make a profit. They support the {{cite}} templates. They will accept all kinds of material that wasn't acceptable on the wikipedia -- including "original research". About a year ago I suggested they do as you have done, post regular archives. Contributing there is a risk, as, although the management agreed publishing archives was a good idea, they haven't done so, and all my contributions there could evaporate at a moment's notice.
- I'd like to be fickle, and port material I wrote to multiple wikis where it is welcome.
- What is the policy towards "fair use" images?
Welcome
I was interested to read your observations about how Wikipedia's departure from S.O.P. in the area of Guantanamo. As Peter says, your Guantanamo material looks like it would be a welcome addition here - we have a huge gap in that area - as would be any suggestions on Problems with Wikipedia, for which I'm largely responsible. Robin (talk) 00:21, 13 February 2014 (GMT)
