User:Drcrazy102/sandbox/Reforms for Wikipedia



Reform of Wikipedia is an essay seeking different ideas and suggestions in order to improve Wikipedia in its stated goal to create an on-line high-quality encyclopedia, written from a neutral point of view, written in a collegial manner, and written in accord with the policies of Wikipedia.

Reliable information is required to assert than anything is "true". Knowledge founded upon verifiable truth is an admirable goal for any article.

Wikipedia readers seek quality, accurate and trustworthy articles. A more accurate Wikipedia is therefore a more useful Wikipedia. This essay seeks proposals for the development of policies and guidelines for the reform of Wikipedia. This is a long-term project so please do not expect instant results. The ultimate goal of this essay is to improve the editing environment, both technologically and socially.

Favorite quotes

 * Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius
 * I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about. Arthur C. Clarke
 * Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. Kofi Annan

WikiProject for Sensible Reform
It is proposed that editors that wish to help Wikipedia modernise its practices and help streamline processes join a Wikiproject that will be cleverly monikered as WP:Wikiproject for Sensible Reforms after a disastrous attempt to push "reforms" through was seen and created a public outcry. One of the main ideals would be to, of course, create and discuss reforms that are both sensible and practical to the Wikipedia community without betraying the core values of either the institute of Wikipedia, nor its communities.

Possibly relevant sources

 * http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/
 * https://posthegemony.wordpress.com/2016/01/09/meltdown-at-wikipedia/
 * http://wikistrategies.net/james-heilman-removed/
 * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/2016 Strategy/Community consultation