Talk:Jason Moore (Wikipedia editor)/Archive 1

Notability
Reading the above over & over, I just don't see how this article draft is of any interest to anyone outside of Wikipedia. Rgrds. --Bison X (talk) 20:33, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Same here, honestly. Graham 87 06:57, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * For the record, I take no position on whether or not I'm notable from a Wikipedia perspective. That's for other editors to decide. I posted the above draft after low quality, inaccurate, and unsourced content about me appeared in the main space. For now, I'm just trying to get editor-approved content compiled for possible future use. I know some editors won't like me being proactive because of my COI, and that's fine. I'm following Wikipedia's COI rules and letting others vet proposed content and changes. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:29, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Regardless of the notability issue, this is really weird and COI inappropriate. If you're "just trying to give an overview of my work and I'll let others decide what's best", what's the deal with purely cosmetic edits to an autobiography you already had prepared? Put your sources, highlights, and pictures out there, but others shouldn't just be reviewing what you wrote about yourself and then possibly greenlighting that either. Reywas92Talk 22:43, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Hey, @Reywas92. I'm sorry you think this is "really weird and COI inappropriate". I appreciate healthy COI skepticism, but I'm reacting to multiple instances of others creating problematic entries about me in the main space. I've disclosed my conflict of interest and I'm proposing text on a draft talk page. I'm making suggestions and letting others review, discuss, and implement as they see fit. If I'm doing something wrong, you'll need to be more specific. You're welcome to offer feedback above. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:53, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I just don't see how this article draft is of any interest to anyone outside of Wikipedia - Without opining about the notability question, this particular take seems strange. There are some mainstream sources here. The topic isn't a factor re: notability. That they are about Wikipedia doesn't make this any different from "how is this sports article, with just sports-related citations, of interest to anyone but sports fans". &mdash; Rhododendrites  talk \\ 03:35, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Redirect request
User:Wbm1058 added a merge template to Draft:Jason Moore (writer). Can editors please weigh in at Draft talk:Jason Moore (writer) or can someone just redirect Draft:Jason Moore (writer) to Draft:Jason Moore? There's no reason to have both drafts, IMO, especially when both were created by now-blocked sockpuppets. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:03, 27 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Update: Crickets, so I've nominated the page for speedy deletion for being created by a blocked user. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Redirected. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:56, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Career section
In reviewing how the draft page looks, it almost looks as if the 'Career' section is a bit out of place, as there's only one line and not even into the double digits with wording. I propose combining the first two sections into 'Early life and career' for better layout. But it's also not a hill I'd die on - just a small formatting suggestion; if editors don't agree, no worries on my end. --Kbabej (talk) 00:03, 26 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Oopsies. Looks like there's an unreviewed 'Career' section above here on this talk page which can be implemented. That makes much more sense! Reviewing that now, and if it looks good I'll move over so we've got more than just a line in that section.--Kbabej (talk) 00:05, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing the Career request. I have no problem with merging the "Early life" and "Career" sections into "Early life and career" since neither has a lot of content. Feel free to make this change if you prefer. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:06, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I've merged them since the 'Early life' section was pretty small. --Kbabej (talk) 00:14, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Draft
I'm flattered you've created a Wikipedia entry for me. But, I don't think I've ever been described as a journalist, so a different disambiguator may be necessary. I've drafted a complete Wikipedia entry about myself, based on coverage I've received. Would you be interested in reviewing if I move this page into the draft space? Of course, I have a conflict of interest, which is why I'd seek review by others. I'm not sure how I feel about having a Wikipedia entry, but if there's going to be one, I'd prefer we have one which is complete and well-sourced. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:17, 24 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I support a move to draft space at this time, and I would be interested in viewing Another Believer's draft so editors can review. I do believe the subject is notable, but with BLPs there's a high level of scrutiny applied (especially if the BLP is of a Wikipedian). Then from draft space the article can be fleshed out and eventually moved back to mainspace. Kbabej (talk) 02:18, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Agree that "(journalist)" would be an odd qualifier. Instead, "(writer)" might be better. - Fuzheado &#124; Talk 11:13, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I've been called worse! --- Another Believer  ( Talk ) 16:45, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Putting this discussion on your radar, since you've added a speedy deletion tag. Do you have thoughts re: move into main space and/or me sharing a draft entry I've written? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:53, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I do not understand the question. You ask about "move into main space".  The article is in article space (mainspace).  It does not appear to have been moved into article space, but created in article space.  I tagged it for A7, which is only applicable in article space, to articles that do not make a credible claim of significance.  If you are really asking about a move into draft space, a move into draft space would be permitted, and would deactivate the A7, and drafts are not subject to notability.  If it were submitted for review from draft space in its current form, I would reject it, but there would be no need to submit it for review.  Robert McClenon (talk) 03:45, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @Robert McClenon Sorry, I meant "Do you have thoughts re: move into draft space..." I'm open to moving this page into draft space, then copying over my proposed text for editors to review if that works for you. I, too, would reject the current entry at AfC. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:49, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for moving. Do I now have permission to copy my proposed text over the current version? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:51, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Maybe paste your proposed text here in the Talk page, so that would be a good first step. - Fuzheado &#124; Talk 11:12, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure, here's what I had in mind, based on coverage I've collected over the years:

Jason Moore is an American Wikipedia editor based in Portland, Oregon. He began editing the encyclopedia in 2007, and was one of the 50 most active contributors, as of 2022. Moore has helped organize edit-a-thons, contributed to articles about current events, supported Art+Feminism's effort to reduce gender bias on Wikipedia, and worked to improve coverage of LGBT-related content across Wikimedia projects.

Moore was raised in Houston. He enjoyed book reports and science projects as a student.

Moore worked in the Oregon Symphony's fundraising department, as of 2013. In 2014, he wrote an article for The Columbian "Cannabis Chronicles" as part of his work for Top Level Design, the Portland, Oregon-based domain name registry for the generic top-level domain (gTLD) .wiki. In the article, Moore said wikis have become "synonymous with information retrieval" and make "ideal platforms for learning and teaching simultaneously". He described the differences between Wikipedia and other wikis, and encouraged participation in wiki projects he helped the company launch for topics like 3D printing, cannabis, and cryptocurrencies, among others. Moore is a strategist for a digital consultancy, as of 2020–2022.



Moore began editing Wikipedia in 2007. His username is "Another Believer". Moore's first edit was to an entry for a Rufus Wainwright album. He started editing the encyclopedia because he "just really enjoyed the instant gratification of making the Internet better so easily." In 2013, The Oregonian David Stabler wrote a human interest story about Moore's prolific work, and described him as one of the encyclopedia's 1,000 most active editors, having created 1,300 articles and made more than 58,000 edits to various Wikimedia projects. Stabler noted Moore's work on two specific Wikipedia articles: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007), the first article he created and his first to be promoted to "featured article" status, and Music for a Time of War, which is about the Oregon Symphony's 2011 concert program and subsequent album recording. Moore also wrote about Portland's horse rings, roses, and Yale Union Laundry Building. He described his approach to editing, some of Wikipedia's guidelines, article quality assessment, conflict-of-interest editing, and the satisfaction of "sharing information with the world".

In addition to being an active editor, Moore attends Wikipedia conferences, organizes local meet-ups, and trains new editors. In 2012, he helped Multnomah County Library host an edit-a-thon to improve articles related to Multnomah County, as part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries, a national campaign to engage Wikipedia editors and the public with local libraries. In 2013, he organized a Wikipedia Loves Libraries edit-a-thon at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Library. He and the museum's librarian invited people to use institutional resources to improve coverage of local artists, arts organizations, and public art. The event also kicked off the Oregon Arts Project, a WikiProject started by Moore for people wanting to improve coverage of the arts in Oregon. In 2017, he co-organized the inaugural "420 collaboration", an effort to create and improve cannabis-related content on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, on and around April 20, which has become an unofficial holiday in cannabis culture.



In March 2020, Moore created a WikiProject dedicated to improving Wikipedia coverage of COVID-19 and the pandemic. He was subsequently recognized by The Signpost for his "extraordinary" contributions related to COVID-19. According to Slate Stephen Harrison, Moore documented the pandemic "in real time from many viewpoints, starting articles about the pandemic's impacts in various U.S. states, the LGBTQ community, and discrete sectors like the cannabis industry". He was also a panelist in Wikimedia New York City's symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19. In mid 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, Moore worked on articles about the Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests. He also created a WikiProject dedicated to coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement and related pages such as notable protests and incidents of police brutality. He had made more than 350,000 edits to Wikipedia by August 2020.

Moore started the entry about the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Fast Company Alex Pasternack said Moore and other editors "jumped into ad hoc roles as quasi community organizers, shepherding conversations and handling a growing pile of edit conflicts and requests from users who didn't have permission to edit the page directly". Moore was one the top 55 contributors to English Wikipedia, as of February 2021. He appeared in the podcast series dot com in 2021.

In 2022, Moore created the entries about the Buffalo and Laguna Woods shootings. By May, he was one of Wikipedia's 50 most active users of all time with approximately 500,000 edits. He has created more than 50,000 thousands of entries, including some about "earthquakes, wildfires, terrorism attacks and other breaking news moments", according to Samantha Murphy Kelly of CNN Business, who described Moore as a "Wikipedia influencer".



Moore has supported initiatives such as Art+Feminism to reduce gender bias on Wikipedia by teaching editors how to improve content about feminists and women. In 2014, he helped organize an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of feminist and queer artists and writers. The event was hosted by Sarah Mirk at the Independent Publishing Resource Center as part of an arts and technology festival. He co-hosted an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at the Portland Art Museum in 2015 to reduce gender bias and help editors add content about women artists. In 2017, Moore led a Wikipedia editing workshop at an Art+Feminism event at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and provided training at an edit-a-thon hosted by the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) focused on improving content about artists of color. He helped organize an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at PNCA in 2019.

Moore has also helped lead Wikimedia LGBT+, an LGBT-specific outreach affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. From 2014 to 2016, he wrote guest Wikimedia Foundation blog posts about the affiliate's goals and major outreach initiatives. Moore encouraged people to participate in Wiki Loves Pride, the group's annual campaign to "expand and improve LGBT-related content across several Wikimedia projects and to celebrate LGBT culture and history".

Moore lives in Portland, Oregon. His interests include architecture, historic buildings, local history, music, politics, and public art. He has described himself as "a bit of a political junkie".


 * List of people from Houston
 * List of people from Portland, Oregon
 * List of Wikipedia people



Category:Living people Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers Category:American encyclopedists Category:American male writers Category:American non-fiction writers Category:Wikipedia people Category:Writers from Houston Category:Writers from Portland, Oregon


 * I'm open to text changes, source/text trims, etc, but this should get the ball rolling. I wasn't sure how much detail to include about Top Level Design in the Career section. My guest write-up follows Sue Vorenberg's introduction. I've included for now in case editors think my work for a notable company (especially related to wikis) is relevant. Somehow the editor who created this page knows I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a biology degree in 2006, but I don't think any reputable publication can be used to verify the claim, so this should probably be removed. I can address questions or concerns here if needed. Curious to see what editors think. Thank you for reviewing! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:00, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Categories
Thanks for adding categories based on the entry's prose. However, above you'll see I've questioned the appropriateness of "journalist" and I'm unaware of a reliable source to confirm my alma mater. Therefore, I propose removing Category:American journalists and Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni for now. I am trying to avoid editing the entry myself, hence why I'm seeking your assistance. If you're interested in reviewing or copying over my proposed draft appropriately as well, you're more than welcome to do so. Thank you! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:24, 24 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @Another Believer ✅! GoingBatty (talk) 17:24, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:57, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Infobox and Early life
I'd like to break this draft down for easier editor review. First, I'd like to propose the infobox to the right, and the "Early life" section below. Both are based on The Oregonian, which says, "As a kid growing up in Houston, Moore loved book reports and science projects." See specific markup below:

Moore was raised in Houston. He enjoyed book reports and science projects as a student.

I don't think anyone would consider this request controversial, though perhaps Houston should be removed from the infobox since The Oregonian does not specifically say I was born in the city. Could someone copy over the markup for me? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:24, 24 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @Another Believer ✅ This is not controversial and sourced, so I've moved it to the draft. I did drop the birth place of Houston only because the current source states the subject was raised in Houston, not born there. --Kbabej (talk) 23:09, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @Kbabej Perfect, thank you! Would you mind removing the bare URLs below the References heading and the stray "... other times I'm writing" quotation from the draft? I just want to clean the slate a bit. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:12, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:21, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Since the bare URLs have been removed, do you mind removing the "BLP no footnotes" tag? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:12, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @Another Believer - ✅, but I don't understand why you removed the references. Remember that "you'll need references – lots of them". GoingBatty (talk) 13:00, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @GoingBatty Thanks! I'm trying to get this draft page in good shape but now I see an editor has created Jason Moore (writer), which has been nominated for deletion. (sigh) I'm not really sure if I should keep working on this draft page or hop over to Talk:Jason Moore (writer). --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:02, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

See also, External links, Commons category
Still trying to shorten my 'to do' list, I'm hoping someone can copy over the proposed "See also" section, "External links" section, and Commons category, per the draft I've shared above. While inclusion of the external link is subjective, I think this is an otherwise noncontroversial request.

Perhaps you'd would be willing? Thanks either way! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:27, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Uncontroversial request. Done! --Kbabej (talk) 17:38, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:39, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Request to remove sentence in introduction
Can someone please remove the unsourced claim "He has been the main subject of numerous articles between 2013 and 2022." from the introduction? This seems like something someone would say in a notability discussion, not a biographical detail. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:58, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Agreed. This has been removed from the draft. --Kbabej (talk) 17:40, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:40, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Career
The entry says, "Moore is a strategist for a digital creative agency." This is true, but the claim is unsourced. I propose replacing this section with the following, which offers three citations (spanning 2020–2022) for my current role and also mentions my earlier work for the Oregon Symphony and Top Level Design:

Moore worked in the Oregon Symphony's fundraising department, as of 2013. In 2014, he wrote an article for The Columbian "Cannabis Chronicles" as part of his work for Top Level Design, the Portland, Oregon-based domain name registry for the generic top-level domain (gTLD) .wiki. In the article, Moore said wikis have become "synonymous with information retrieval" and make "ideal platforms for learning and teaching simultaneously". He described the differences between Wikipedia and other wikis, and encouraged participation in wiki projects he helped the company launch for topics like 3D printing, cannabis, and cryptocurrencies, among others. Moore is a strategist for a digital consultancy, as of 2020–2022.

Moore worked in the Oregon Symphony's fundraising department, as of 2013. In 2014, he wrote an article for The Columbian "Cannabis Chronicles" as part of his work for Top Level Design, the Portland, Oregon-based domain name registry for the generic top-level domain (gTLD) .wiki. In the article, Moore said wikis have become "synonymous with information retrieval" and make "ideal platforms for learning and teaching simultaneously". He described the differences between Wikipedia and other wikis, and encouraged participation in wiki projects he helped the company launch for topics like 3D printing, cannabis, and cryptocurrencies, among others. Moore is a strategist for a digital consultancy, as of 2020–2022.

Here's the thing: Most of the piece published by The Columbian is my writing, but Sue Vorenberg wrote the introduction. Perhaps I've included too much detail which is not based on independent secondary coverage because I wasn't sure if editors would find the wiki-related work relevant. If editors prefer to trim and only mention that I worked for Top Level Design, as of 2014, I understand. Similarly, I'd understand if editors want to remove the Top Level Design content altogether. I'm just trying to give an overview of my work and I'll let others decide what's best. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:51, 24 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Curious if you would review this request since you just added a citation to the Career section? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Might you be willing to review this text, too? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:33, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Done! --Kbabej (talk) 00:13, 26 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:15, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia
The Wikipedia section of the proposed draft is the longest, so I'll separate out my requests. For the first paragraph, I've drafted text which mentions when I began editing, my username, which entry I worked on first, and my motivation for contributing to the project. The paragraph also summarizes Stabler's human interest story by mentioning my editing statistics as of 2013, a few topics I've worked on, and other things discussed in the Oregonian piece:



Moore began editing Wikipedia in 2007. His username is "Another Believer". Moore's first edit was to an entry for a Rufus Wainwright album. He started editing the encyclopedia because he "just really enjoyed the instant gratification of making the Internet better so easily." In 2013, The Oregonian David Stabler wrote a human interest story about Moore's prolific work, and described him as one of the encyclopedia's 1,000 most active editors, having created 1,300 articles and made more than 58,000 edits to various Wikimedia projects. Stabler noted Moore's work on two specific Wikipedia articles: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007), the first article he created and his first to be promoted to "featured article" status, and Music for a Time of War, which is about the Oregon Symphony's 2011 concert program and subsequent album recording. Moore also wrote about Portland's horse rings, roses, and Yale Union Laundry Building. He described his approach to editing, some of Wikipedia's guidelines, article quality assessment, conflict-of-interest editing, and the satisfaction of "sharing information with the world".

==Wikipedia== Moore began editing Wikipedia in 2007. His username is "Another Believer". Moore's first edit was to an entry for a Rufus Wainwright album. He started editing the encyclopedia because he "just really enjoyed the instant gratification of making the Internet better so easily." In 2013, The Oregonian David Stabler wrote a human interest story about Moore's prolific work, and described him as one of the encyclopedia's 1,000 most active editors, having created 1,300 articles and made more than 58,000 edits to various Wikimedia projects. Stabler noted Moore's work on two specific Wikipedia articles: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007), the first article he created and his first to be promoted to "featured article" status, and Music for a Time of War, which is about the Oregon Symphony's 2011 concert program and subsequent album recording. Moore also wrote about Portland's horse rings, roses, and Yale Union Laundry Building. He described his approach to editing, some of Wikipedia's guidelines, article quality assessment, conflict-of-interest editing, and the satisfaction of "sharing information with the world".

Thoughts? Concerns? Again, this is just the first paragraph of a larger section about Wikipedia. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:11, 25 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I’ve reviewed the proposed text and sources and would support its inclusion, albeit with a few changes: 1. The Signpost source isn’t needed, as there’s additional attribution at the end of the sentence; additionally, WP:RSPWP states it shouldn’t be used. 2. A slight rewording of the “prolific work” phrase; the phrase is used in The Oregonian, but initially I thought it was wikivoice. Perhaps rewording the sentence with something like “…and described him as one of the encyclopedia's 1,000 most prolific editors, having created 1,300 articles and made more than 58,000 edits to various Wikimedia projects.” —Kbabej (talk) 04:09, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem with your suggested changes, thanks for reviewing! Please let me know if you'd like me to update markup as you've proposed, otherwise I'll wait to see if others weigh in. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 07:50, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Unless other editors have something different in mind, I'd say go ahead and make the changes. It can always be updated later, but seeing as no one else has weighed in at this point I think updating is fine! --Kbabej (talk) 02:13, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'd prefer not to copy over the markup myself because of my COI. However, I've updated the proposed markup per your suggestions:

==Wikipedia== Moore began editing Wikipedia in 2007. His username is "Another Believer". Moore's first edit was to an entry for a Rufus Wainwright album. He started editing the encyclopedia because he "just really enjoyed the instant gratification of making the Internet better so easily." In 2013, The Oregonian David Stabler wrote a human interest story about Moore and described him as one of the encyclopedia's 1,000 most prolific editors, having created 1,300 articles and made more than 58,000 edits to various Wikimedia projects. Stabler noted Moore's work on two specific Wikipedia articles: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007), the first article he created and his first to be promoted to "featured article" status, and Music for a Time of War, which is about the Oregon Symphony's 2011 concert program and subsequent album recording. Moore also wrote about Portland's horse rings, roses, and Yale Union Laundry Building. He described his approach to editing, some of Wikipedia's guidelines, article quality assessment, conflict-of-interest editing, and the satisfaction of "sharing information with the world".


 * If this works for you, would you be willing to implement the markup? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:19, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Done! --Kbabej (talk) 02:37, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Sorry for the reference errors. I had the citations defined higher up in the career section. I think the draft entry currently defines the Stabler source twice but those things get sorted out over time. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:42, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Might as well clean it up as we go along - updated! --Kbabej (talk) 02:46, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Works for me, thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:23, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Second paragraph
Still waiting on feedback for a couple requests above, but I'm going to keep moving forward. I'd like to propose the following as a second paragraph of the Wikipedia section, which focuses on my involvement in the project outside content creation as reported by The Oregonian and the Portland Mercury:

In addition to being an active editor, Moore attends Wikipedia conferences, organizes local meet-ups, and trains new editors. In 2013, he organized an edit-a-thon at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Library as part of the national campaign Wikipedia Loves Libraries. He and the museum's librarian invited people to use institutional resources to improve coverage of local artists, arts organizations, and public art. The event also kicked off the Oregon Arts Project, a WikiProject started by Moore for people wanting to improve coverage of the arts in Oregon. In 2017, he co-organized the inaugural "420 collaboration", an effort to create and improve cannabis-related content on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, on and around April 20, which has become an unofficial holiday in cannabis culture.

In addition to being an active editor, Moore attends Wikipedia conferences, organizes local meet-ups, and trains new editors. In 2013, he organized an edit-a-thon at the Portland Art Museum's Crumpacker Library as part of the national campaign Wikipedia Loves Libraries. He and the museum's librarian invited people to use institutional resources to improve coverage of local artists, arts organizations, and public art. The event also kicked off the Oregon Arts Project, a WikiProject started by Moore for people wanting to improve coverage of the arts in Oregon. In 2017, he co-organized the inaugural "420 collaboration", an effort to create and improve cannabis-related content on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, on and around April 20, which has become an unofficial holiday in cannabis culture.

I think these claims are accurate, fair, and appropriately sourced. There's one sentence I'm not sure about and that's the last one about the 420 collaboration, which is sourced by the Wikimedia Foundation's blog. If editors don't consider this sufficient secondary coverage then by all means feel free to remove.

Also, I've removed the previously proposed sentence "In 2012, he helped Multnomah County Library host an edit-a-thon to improve articles related to Multnomah County, as part of Wikipedia Loves Libraries, a national campaign to engage Wikipedia editors and the public with local libraries", which is based on a quote by me and not reporting. I've struck this sentence in the original draft posted above. I've also removed the Oregon ArtsWatch citation which is merely supplemental.

I invite editors to please review the proposed text and sourcing and implement appropriately. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:09, 28 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Initially I thought the last sentence, sourced to the Wikimedia Foundation, would fall under WP:RSPWP on the WP:RSP list, but under that section I don't see a mention of the Wikimedia Foundation specifically. The source does have bylines by two real-world names (Samir Elsharbaty and Eric Luth) vs. usernames, so perhaps it's more news than Wiki-work? I'd leave it in unless a policy I'm not aware of excludes it. Regardless, the rest of this section seems well sourced enough. The Oregonian is the largest newspaper in Oregon and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest by circulation, and Portland Mercury is notable enough to have its own WP page and has a large distribution. I'm fine with the inclusion of this paragraph. --Kbabej (talk) 02:29, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * @Kbabej Thanks for the feedback. I'm happy to wait and let others weigh in, or for you (or anyone else) to implement the proposed markup when ready. Meanwhile, I think I'll prep my request re: current events. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 02:34, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Do any other editors have thoughts regarding the WP Foundation as a source? Granted, it's only being moved to a draft at this point, so not life-or-death, but any thoughts appreciated. If no other thoughts, I'll implement. --Kbabej (talk) 02:40, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
 * It's been two weeks (time sure flies!) and it's been crickets, so I assumed other editors didn't have any objections and I went ahead and moved this paragraph to the appropriate draft page. --Kbabej (talk) 23:55, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Current events
Moving along, here's my draft subsection related to current events. I don't think any source specifically says I work on "current events" (the CNN Business piece used "breaking news"), but "current events" seems like a reasonable umbrella term for my Wikipedia work related to the COVID-19 pandemic, BLM and George Floyd protests, the U.S. Capitol attack, mass shootings, etc. Perhaps there's a better subheading title, but here's my proposed text for the section:



In March 2020, Moore created a WikiProject dedicated to improving Wikipedia coverage of COVID-19 and the pandemic. He was subsequently recognized by The Signpost for his "extraordinary" contributions related to COVID-19. According to Slate Stephen Harrison, Moore documented the pandemic "in real time from many viewpoints, starting articles about the pandemic's impacts in various U.S. states, the LGBTQ community, and discrete sectors like the cannabis industry". He was also a panelist in Wikimedia New York City's symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19. In mid 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, Moore worked on articles about the Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests. He also created a WikiProject dedicated to coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement and related pages such as notable protests and incidents of police brutality. He had made more than 350,000 edits to Wikipedia by August 2020.

Moore started the entry about the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Fast Company Alex Pasternack said Moore and other editors "jumped into ad hoc roles as quasi community organizers, shepherding conversations and handling a growing pile of edit conflicts and requests from users who didn't have permission to edit the page directly". Moore was one the top 55 contributors to English Wikipedia, as of February 2021. He appeared in the podcast series dot com in 2021.

In 2022, Moore started the articles about the Buffalo and Laguna Woods shootings. By May, he was one of English Wikipedia's 50 most active users of all time with approximately 500,000 edits. He has created more than 50,000 pages, including some about "earthquakes, wildfires, terrorism attacks and other breaking news moments", according to Samantha Murphy Kelly of CNN Business, who described Moore as a "Wikipedia influencer".

Based on Kbabej's removal request above, I expect editors may prefer to trim the Signpost citations which are supplemental, but I've included them here just in case. I will let editors decide if the Signpost recognition is worth mentioning or not. Otherwise, I think the other sources are solid: The Washington Post, El País, Slate, CNN Business, The Guardian, Fast Company, Washington Monthly, and MIT Technology Review. If helpful, here's markup for easier copying and pasting:

=== Current events === In March 2020, Moore created a WikiProject dedicated to improving Wikipedia coverage of COVID-19 and the pandemic. He was subsequently recognized by The Signpost for his "extraordinary" contributions related to COVID-19. According to Slate Stephen Harrison, Moore documented the pandemic "in real time from many viewpoints, starting articles about the pandemic's impacts in various U.S. states, the LGBTQ community, and discrete sectors like the cannabis industry". He was also a panelist in Wikimedia New York City's symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19. In mid 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, Moore worked on articles about the Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests. He also created a WikiProject dedicated to coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement and related pages such as notable protests and incidents of police brutality. He had made more than 350,000 edits to Wikipedia by August 2020. Moore started the entry about the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Fast Company Alex Pasternack said Moore and other editors "jumped into ad hoc roles as quasi community organizers, shepherding conversations and handling a growing pile of edit conflicts and requests from users who didn't have permission to edit the page directly". Moore was one the top 55 contributors to English Wikipedia, as of February 2021. He appeared in the podcast series dot com in 2021. In 2022, Moore started the articles about the Buffalo and Laguna Woods shootings. By May, he was one of English Wikipedia's 50 most active users of all time with approximately 500,000 edits. He has created more than 50,000 pages, including some about "earthquakes, wildfires, terrorism attacks and other breaking news moments", according to Samantha Murphy Kelly of CNN Business, who described Moore as a "Wikipedia influencer".

Looking forward to more feedback, and I'm happy to update the markup based on editor requests. Thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 03:18, 30 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I would cut the "WikiProject report: WikiProject Black Lives Matter" article since it's an interview. A couple other of the Signpost blurbs may also be unnecessary, but I should note one is written by a notable editor (Molly White). If no other editors chime in soon I'd be comfortable moving this over to the draft without the WP report article as a citation. --Kbabej (talk) 16:21, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Crickets for about two weeks, so implementing this as well without the interview I suggested may be unnecessary. --Kbabej (talk) 00:00, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:03, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Gender and racial bias work and LGBT initiatives
Here's some proposed text about my work to address Wikipedia's gender bias and racial bias, as well as LGBT-related initiatives. I admit, I struggled with this part of the draft the most because I'm not sure if the RECESS, Portland Art Museum, and Pacific Northwest College of Art sources can be used. Additionally, I'm not sure if the Wikimedia Foundation blog is appropriate to use as a citation since I wrote/co-wrote the posts. I guess just depends if editors are comfortable using organization websites to give readers a more detailed overview, or if strict use of journalistic secondary coverage is preferred. If the latter, some trimming may be required. If the text is trimmed enough, a subsection heading may not be necessary and this text could be folded into the second paragraph of the Wikipedia section, which is focused on my activity within the Wikimedia movement outside content creation. For now, I'll just throw things at the wall and see what sticks:



Moore has supported initiatives to reduce gender bias and racial bias on Wikipedia by teaching editors how to improve content about feminists, LGBT people, people of color, and women. In 2014, he offered assistance at Sarah Mirk's edit-a-thon at the Independent Publishing Resource Center to improve coverage of feminist and queer artists and writers as part of an arts and technology festival. He co-hosted an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at the Portland Art Museum in 2015 to help editors improve content about women artists. In 2017, Moore taught Wikipedia editing and coding skills at an Art+Feminism event at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and provided training at an edit-a-thon hosted by the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) focused on improving content about artists of color. He offered editing assistance at another Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at PNCA in 2019.

Moore has also helped lead Wikimedia LGBT+, an LGBT-specific outreach affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. From 2014 to 2016, he wrote guest Wikimedia Foundation blog posts about the affiliate's goals and major outreach initiatives. Moore encouraged people to participate in Wiki Loves Pride, the group's annual campaign to "expand and improve LGBT-related content across several Wikimedia projects and to celebrate LGBT culture and history".

=== Gender and racial bias work and LGBT initiatives === Moore has supported initiatives to reduce gender bias and racial bias on Wikipedia by teaching editors how to improve content about feminists, LGBT people, people of color, and women. In 2014, he offered assistance at Sarah Mirk's edit-a-thon at the Independent Publishing Resource Center to improve coverage of feminist and queer artists and writers as part of an arts and technology festival. He co-hosted an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at the Portland Art Museum in 2015 to help editors improve content about women artists. In 2017, Moore taught Wikipedia editing and coding skills at an Art+Feminism event at the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, and provided training at an edit-a-thon hosted by the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) focused on improving content about artists of color. He offered editing assistance at another Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at PNCA in 2019. Moore has also helped lead Wikimedia LGBT+, an LGBT-specific outreach affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation. From 2014 to 2016, he wrote guest Wikimedia Foundation blog posts about the affiliate's goals and major outreach initiatives. Moore encouraged people to participate in Wiki Loves Pride, the group's annual campaign to "expand and improve LGBT-related content across several Wikimedia projects and to celebrate LGBT culture and history".

Again, I'm open to trims and wording adjustments as editors see fit and I'm willing to update the markup based on feedback, if needed.

Thoughts? Concerns? Thanks for reviewing! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:47, 5 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Since no editors have weighed in or expressed concerns with this subsection since 6/5 (2+ weeks ago), implementing proposed text (with minor formatting adjustments) and letting editors discuss discuss specific sources on draft page. --Kbabej (talk) 21:15, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 21:24, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Personal life
Still waiting on review of the above section (as well as the proposed Career section), but I'll go ahead and share what I have in mind for the "Personal life" section:

Moore lives in Portland, Oregon. His interests include architecture and historic buildings, local history, music, politics, and public art. He has described himself as "a bit of a political junkie".

==Personal life== Moore lives in Portland, Oregon. His interests include architecture and historic buildings, local history, music, politics, and public art. He has described himself as "a bit of a political junkie".

I've provided markup for easier copy/paste. Just two sentences long, so should be a quick review. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:10, 15 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Anyone able to review this short section? Pinging in case you're willing. Thanks! --- Another Believer  ( Talk ) 23:17, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Small, noncontroversial section. Also, crickets in terms of raised concerns from other editors since original proposal. I will move this to the live draft. --Kbabej (talk) 23:22, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:31, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Categories... again!
Currently the draft is in the following categories:

Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Wikipedia people Category:People from Oregon

I propose replacing these categories with the following, which are more specific and based on the text which has been implemented to the draft entry:

Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers Category:American encyclopedists Category:American male writers Category:American non-fiction writers Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Wikipedia people Category:Writers from Houston Category:Writers from Portland, Oregon

You've helped with the categories previously. Do you mind reviewing this request and updating the list of categories for me? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:21, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, along with adding Draft categories. GoingBatty (talk) 13:44, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @GoingBatty Thanks! Are you open to removing the "stub" tag, too? The entry would not be a stub if moved to the main space. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:51, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Another Believer - . GoingBatty (talk) 13:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks again! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:54, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Final request: Introduction and AfC submission
Currently, the introduction says, "Jason Moore is an American Wikipedia author. Moore is based in Oregon, USA." This is true, but there's no need to repeat "USA" after American and I think a bit of expanding would be helpful for summarizing the article body. I propose the following as a replacement:


 * Jason Moore is an American Wikipedia editor. He began editing the encyclopedia in 2007 and was one of the 50 most active contributors by 2022. Moore has helped organize edit-a-thons, created and expanded entries about current events and other topics, supported efforts to reduce gender bias on Wikipedia, and worked to improve coverage of LGBT-related content across Wikimedia projects.

Upon review and implementation, I would like for an editor to please submit this draft for review at AfC. I'll put this request on the radar of Kbabej, who has helped review much of the content above, as well as Robert McClenon, who has commented on the submission. Thanks to those who helped out here. Not an ideal process, but let the record show some COI suggestions didn't cause the sky to fall. Happy editing! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:48, 25 June 2022 (UTC)


 * The description seems accurate. I've implemented it. I have a suggestion on how the article looks now that it's in draft form. I'll open a new section below so things stay organized. Cheers! --Kbabej (talk) 23:59, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
 * @Kbabej Thanks! Only the Career request above is unreviewed, if you have a moment to take a look at that before the article might be submitted. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:03, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for submitting the draft at AfC. As far as I'm concerned, my work to address the two problematic entries about me is complete. I am going to "close" this discussion about the draft and invite editors to create new discussions as needed. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:32, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Writer?
Hello editors! I'm curious as to why the subject has been labeled a writer. I've broken down the description of the subject by sources.

The following sources refer to the subject as a writer:
 * The Oregonian (May 11, 2013)
 * The Oregonian (October 8, 2013)

The following sources refer to the subject as an editor:
 * Fast Company (January 14, 2021)
 * Washington Post (August 7, 2020)
 * Portland Mercury (October 11, 2013)
 * Portland Mercury (October 16, 2013)
 * El País (November 28, 2020)
 * Slate (May 27, 2020)
 * CNN (May 20, 2022)
 * Slate (June 9, 2020)
 * The Guardian (January 15, 2021)
 * Washington Monthly (February 4, 2021)
 * RECESS (November 27, 2014)
 * OPB (March 18, 2017)
 * Pacific Northwest College of Art (October 6, 2017)
 * Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (2015)
 * Wikipedia @ 20: Stories of an Incomplete Revolution (June 10, 2019)
 * Wikimedia Foundation (June 17, 2016)

The following sources refer to the subject using another term:
 * Portland Mercury (January 15, 2014): "contributors"
 * Wikimedia Foundation (April 16, 2017): "organizer"
 * MIT Technology Review (May 23, 2022): no description
 * Portland Art Museum (August 7, 2020): "guru"
 * Pacific Northwest College of Art (February 19, 2019): "Senior Wikipedian"
 * Pacific Northwest College of Art (March 6, 2019): "Senior Wikipedian"
 * LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments (May 1, 2019) "user"
 * Wikimedia Foundation (July 18, 2014): "Wikipedian"
 * Wikimedia Foundation (June 18, 2015): no description
 * Northwest Examiner (September 2013) "development coordinator" (talking about subject's professional career)

The description of editor by the sources is by far the most used. The rankings are as follows:
 * Editor: 16
 * Wikipedian/Senior Wikipedian: 3
 * Writer:2
 * No description: 2
 * All remaining descriptions: 5

As you can see, "writer" is actually the third most used term by RS, and actually tied with "no description". The only two descriptions of the subject as "writer" are not only from the same publication, but the same writer. WP editors are generally referred to as, well, editors, not writers. I propose the page be moved to Jason Moore (editor), or, as a secondary choice, Jason Moore (Wikipedian). Those are the two most commonly used terms. I'm interested to hear others' thoughts! Cheers. --Kbabej (talk) 15:53, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I concur. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 16:42, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I've only just seen this. The reason I moved the page to this name was: monkey see, monkey do. The only disambiguated article name precedent I saw for Wikipedians was Molly White (writer). I do think "(editor)" with no qualifier is misleading, as a Wikipedia editor is not an editor in the sense of a newspaper, journal or book publisher. I have no opposition to "(Wikipedian)" or moving the page in principle. Thanks for your summary of what reliable sources say. — Bilorv ( talk ) 19:49, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi @Bilorv! I agree "editor" without the "Wikipedian" could be misleading. Good point! The 16 sources using "editor" above also mention WP of course, so I agree "Wikipedia editor" would be the most encompassing. And once we combine the "editor" and "Wikipedian" short descriptions, that's approx. 19 sources vs. 2 for "Wikipedia writer". @Valjean, as the only other user having weighed in so far, would this be amenable to you? Thanks! --Kbabej (talk) 20:10, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I think Wikipedian would work. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 21:40, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Glad this page has finally been approved, well done. "Wikipedian" may make the most sense, as he is not just an editor but a major organizer, but "writer" works if the subject has notable writing examples outside of his Wikipedia editing and organizing. Randy Kryn (talk) 20:22, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello @Randy Kryn! Thanks! I'm glad it got up; lots of editors have helped. I agree the subject has been a major WP organizer as well as WP editor. I don't think current sourcing (articles on Wikipedians in general, and specific to this page) appreciate the difference in Wikipedians more broadly and editors. I think sources generally lump them together, but perhaps that's a mischaracterization on my part. Looking at the list up above, I see the subject described as a Wikipedian/Senior Wikipedian/organizer four times. While he is a Wikipedian, I don't think sources are there yet. Would you be okay with "Wikipedia editor"? (Also, I'm not the arbiter of this page! Just think getting a consensus would help. I'm not super married to any particular description!) --Kbabej (talk) 21:53, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure, if consensus is going that way and since it can be changed later if appropriate. Randy Kryn (talk) 01:01, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep, "Wikipedia editor" makes sense to me. — Bilorv ( talk ) 20:25, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

Related discussion
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Wikipedia czar  04:55, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Links and lists
Thanks for linking to Wikidata. I've identified a few places on Wikipedia where my name could potentially be linked to this article:

Articles
 * Wiki Loves Pride ("Further reading") ✅ per diff

The Signpost
 * Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-05-13/In_the_media ✅ per this diff
 * The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/November2013 ✅ per diff
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2020-06-28/In focus ✅ per diff
 * Wikipedia Signpost/Single/2020-08-30 ✅ per diff
 * Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/In the media ✅ per diff

Lists
 * List of people from Houston ✅ per diff
 * List of people from Portland, Oregon ✅ per diff
 * List of Wikipedia people ✅ per diff
 * Notable people who have edited Wikipedia ✅

I'll let others decide if these links and list additions are appropriate. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:32, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Most done, can someone get the single Signpost and Wiki Loves Pride pages, I'm not code savvy about how to get to the single or to do the link on the Pride page. As for Notable people who have edited Wikipedia, are all Wikipedians with pages included as standard links on this page? Randy Kryn (talk) 00:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * @Randy Kryn Thanks for your help. The Signpost link pulls from Wikipedia Signpost/2020-08-30/In the media, if you're comfortable adding a link there. For the Wiki Loves Pride entry, you can add the markup "|authorlink2=Jason Moore (Wikipedia editor)" as an additional parameter to the first citation. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Got those two, thanks for the coding advice. Randy Kryn (talk) 03:23, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem! As for Notable people who have edited Wikipedia, I believe this project page is for logging the usernames of any notable people who have edited Wikipedia, including Wikimedians and regardless of what makes the person notable. This differs from List of Wikipedia people, which is specifically for notable people affiliated with Wikipedia and does not log usernames. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:56, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Additional sources
I see someone rated the article as B-class. Are there any extant/additional sources we're missing for GA breadth? czar 05:03, 13 July 2022 (UTC)


 * @Czar Since no one's responded in a week, I'll just say the draft I shared before included all known sources with any coverage of me whatsoever. I certainly don't expect folks to take my work for it -- by all means, feel free to search for missing info/sources, but I'd be very surprised if someone found other references for further expansion. You are the editor who has overhauled the bio the most, so you're probably most familiar with the content and sourcing (perhaps along with Kbabej, who implemented much of the draft). I hope this is helpful! --- Another Believer  ( Talk ) 14:49, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It is—thank you! Unless anyone else has stuff to add, it looks good on breadth to me. Will start a GA nom. czar  04:43, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Link at Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic currently says, "In mid-March, an editor created WikiProject COVID-19..." The "editor" is me, if the text is worth updating. I'll let User:Czar and others decide. (For the record, I'm not just trying to make this about me... previously, I've suggested adding mention of other notable Wikipedia editors who have also worked on COVID-related content.) Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:58, 17 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Noted ty czar  01:56, 18 August 2022 (UTC)