[Cz-computers] Need help with article submitted for wiki-conversion

[Anthony Sebastian]

Thanks Warren,

Reasonable suggestion.  Yours, first reply.  Will collect suggestion, and forward.

Anthony
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Warren Schudy<mailto:ws at cs.brown.edu> 
  To: Anthony_Sebastian at msn.com<mailto:Anthony_Sebastian at msn.com> 
  Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 5:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [Cz-computers] Need help with article submitted for wiki-conversion


  I suggest asking the contributor to remedy the two issues you've 
  identified (namely merging his summary with the current page and citing 
  authoritative sources) and resubmit.

  ws

  Anthony Sebastian wrote:
  > Larry, Louise, and Computer Workgroup:
  >  
  > I need your advice on how to proceed: I received today for 
  > wiki-conversion the attached *.doc article from CZ Author, Marc 
  > Morgenstern [ 
  > http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Marc_Morgenstern<http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Marc_Morgenstern> ], who shows no 
  > user contributions [ 
  > http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Marc_Morgenstern<http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Marc_Morgenstern> ].
  >  
  > Article's actual title "The Open Source Movement". 
  >  
  > Two things to note:
  > CZ already has an article on the topic: 
  > http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Open_source<http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Open_source>.
  > Marc's article contains excerpts and many citations to Wikipedia.
  >  
  > Possibilities:
  > Incorporate those parts of Marc's article to CZ's that contribute to 
  > CZ's article's quality.  A job for one of CZ's article's contributors.
  > Reject Marc's article on the grounds that we do not in general consider 
  > Wikipedia an authoritative source for citation in CZ articles, 
  > preferring more primary or expert-written secondary sources.
  > Other possibilities you may think of.
  >  
  > Marc's email to us reads:
  > *
  > 
  > ** 
  > 
  > *"Dear Sir or Madam:  It is with great excitement that I am sending you 
  > my first article for inclusion in Citizendium. It is based on research 
  > done while I was pursuing graduate studies at the New York Institute of 
  > Technology. I am eager to receive your feedback. ***
  > 
  > * "Sincerely,  Marc Morgenstern"***
  > 
  > * *
  > 
  > **
  > 
  > *I have not studied the article to determine whether Marc based much 
  > of the research he mentioned on WP's article, whether he contributed to 
  > WP's article, or whether it contains material that could improve CZ's 
  > article.
  > 
  >  
  > 
  > Please advise, comment, etc.
  > 
  >  
  > 
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