In this episode, we will talk to
Evelin Heidel, also known as
Scann, a member of Creative Commons who has worked with Open GLAM projects for a number of years.
Rebecca explains why there are no vampires on Wikipedia (The
No Biting rule).
We discuss the way images are used on Wikipedia and the differences in representation between the different language Wikipediaes
Examples:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambio_clim%C3%A1tico_en_%C3%81frica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_Africa
Our Wiki Hero this week is the WPWP project -
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos.
Logo design by Trish O'Flaherty:
https://www.trishoflahertydesign.com/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/world_wikipedia
Website:
https://www.headstuff.org/the-world-according-to-wikipedia/
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