Wikipedia Task Force: Reader Conversion

[netmouse]

I have been selected to participate in the Wikipedia task force to increase contributions from readers and under-represented groups. In other words, to convert wikipedia readers to editors.

I have posted a few of my pet theories as to why people are discouraged from or disinterested in editing wikipedia on my wikipedia strategic planning user page. I welcome discussion there or here about why you or people you know choose not to edit wikipedia.

Comments

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

The discussion tab gets me a page strangely different from the page you linked to, starting with a welcome post that seems to be from somebody else. All confusing!

And I've been somewhat active at Wikipedia for quite a long time; I think longer than you (I also think less active). I'm not a complete stranger. (In fact the time may be part of why I get confused so easily, they change things out from under me.)