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

[Larry Sanger]

In the interest of good of good "customer relations," I would describe our
conundrum to him (I agree with you Anthony) and ask him what he thinks.  But
if he leaves it up to us, and there is someone who is game, I think it would
be best if we could merge the articles, omitting any bits that reference
only Wikipedia.
 
--Larry
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Sebastian [mailto:Anthony_Sebastian at msn.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 6:05 PM
To: Larry Sanger
Cc: Louise Valmoria; cz-computers at mail.citizendium.org
Subject: Need help with article submitted for wiki-conversion


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 ], who shows no user
contributions [
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.
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.

 

Anthony.Sebastian

Anthony_Sebastian at msn.com

 

 

 
 
 
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