Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly/Episode13

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The Panel
Using Skype to record the conversation - can handle up to 10 people simultaniously. Hosts Panelists
 * Fuzheado | Talk
 * Tawker


 * Daveydweeb
 * Witty lama

Introduction

 * Opening music...
 * Introduction of panelists (with small personalised comment)
 * Index of what we will talk about - record at conclusion and edit in later

Breaking News

 * Daniel Brandt deletion debate.
 * Slate article about author being deleted Timothy Noah.
 * Jason Calacanis gives three examples on how Wikipedia prevents community participation: lack of WYSIWYG editors in articles and discussion pages, and extensive use of IRC.
 * Who knew that the internet/computers has a patron saint - Isidore of Seville!?
 * The new Featured sounds and relatively new Featured topics processes. Positive steps in the drive for quality.

Special Report

 * "Why RfA is Broken" (prerecorded this??)
 * Interview with Wikidocumentary folks in Beijing (Fuzheado)

Cultural Moment

 * Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll. Explain significance and interesting pop-references. (audio file here)
 * Maybe we could play one of the Featured Sounds as it is a new programme on en:WP (and probably a first on all langauge Wikipedias).

Wiki Industry
Conservapedia, a religious-conservative version of WP started in November. Has received some publicity recently and gone wholly semi-protect (due to vandalism). their main criticism of WP is that we use English spellings (sometimes) and the BCE/CE convention. See also: Eagle Forum, its parent organisation.

The World According to Wikipedia
The Top 100 pages at Wikipedia.

Conclusion

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 * Sign off
 * Closing music...


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