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Wikipedia Wants More Contributions From Academics

Posted by samzenpus on from the professor-pitch-in dept.

holy_calamity writes "University professors don't feel their role as intellectuals working for the public good extends to contributing to the world's largest encyclopedia, the Guardian reports. Wikimedia foundation is currently surveying academics as part of a search for ways to encourage them to pitch in alongside anonymous civilians and raise quality. The main problem seems to be the academic ego: papers, talks and grant proposals build reputation but Wikipedia edits do not."

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  1. Slashdot has no +1 Agree by saibot834 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'm sorry, but how is this Insightful? It is a troll post.

    Please, moderators, remember: there is no +1 Agree. If a post brings up a new point or sheds a new light onto the discussion, mod it up. Don't mod it up simply because you are support a certain opinion.