Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:19:34 -0500
From: Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] wikipedia


Whatever else we do, I think it an excellent idea Steve for us to edit and
augment wikipedia.

On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Steve Abrams <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> Here is why I think  we should pay more attention to wikipedia.
>
> On many google searches, wikipedia is the first or second or third source
> to
> be presented.
>
> If you google the word  "puppeteer" wikipedia comes up first.
>
> To the casual internet surfer, and almost everyone under 40, wikipedia is
> most likely to be the first source that will be consulted. It is a window
> through which a lot of the world might be taking its first look into the
> world of puppetry.
>
> Individuals on puptcrit  might be able to help make wikipedia a more
> accurate representation of puppetry.
> I would love to see articles on wikipedia about Rufus and Margo Rose,
> Martin
> and Olga Stevens, Remo Bufano, Jan Bussell, Waldo Lanchester  just to name
> a
> few who are not there.
>
> There is a  wikipedia article on Tony Sarg but his name is not on the
> wikipedia list of "notable professional puppeteers"
> Someone with a working knowledge of the quirks of wikipedia might be able
> to
> make that missing connection
>
> Wikipedia  has a page "adult puppeteering" Only 9 companies are named. The
> names listed are excellent but not even close to comprehensive
>
> Yes wikipedia sometimes gets things wrong or gives a distorted picture.
>  People love to roll their eyes and use it as an example of  how the
> internet is not always the best source. Im one of those people. I complain
> about it, I use it sometimes, and then look for other sources, but I am not
> at all sure that ignoring the problems with wikipedia is the best strategy.
>
>
> There are other internet puppetry wikis out there too.. Wapedia has a
> puppet
> wiki and there is a separate Muppet wiki  each with its own style and own
> quirks.
>
> There is discussion of building a better wiki, that's fine but
> I think wikipedia is here to stay, and I think it will continue to be a
> place that many people will look at first.
>
> Why dont we pitch in and help to make wikipedia better?
> Make it a better representation of the world of puppetry
>
> If we want the general public to be better informed about puppetry then why
> not put the information where the general public already tends to look for
> things?
>
> It would be interesting  to hear (on list or off list) from puptcritters
> who
> have had success adding things to wikipedia.
> Maybe if puptcritters have had experience with wikipedia, they could help
> to
> make it a better reference.
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