Wikipedia:WikipediaWeekly/Episode13

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 Wikipedia:Featured sounds and relatively new Wikipedia: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).

Interlingua

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.

Featured Editor/Project

The World According to Wikipedia

The Top 100 pages at Wikipedia.

Conclusion

• How to contact us
• Digg our podcast!
• Sign off
• Closing music...