Timothy Sandole

“ Most of those interested in the seminars were mid-career students (http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/masters/mc-mpa) and Executive Education students (http://ksgexecprogram.harvard.edu/#) interested in Wikipedia's basics, such as how to create an account, the various ways in which they could contribute to Wikipedia, and what makes for a quality article. That mid-career and executive education students represented the majority of those interested in Wikipedia intrigued me, as they are much older than average Master in Public Policy (MPP) students, who are more likely to be computer savvy. ”

“ This means that all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributable to a reliable, published source using an online citation." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research: "Wikipedia does not publish original thought: all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Articles may not contain any new analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position not clearly advanced by the sources themselves." ”

“ I conducted three Wikipedia seminar workshops, each lasting approximately 1.5 hours, and privately consulted with five Harvard Kennedy School staff members/fellows and one student to develop a more hands-on approach to HTML coding, which was necessary for editing articles. The seminars attracted 8-25 participants who overwhelmingly provided positive feedback. Many of those interested in Wikipedia at the Harvard Kennedy School wanted to use the platform for self-promotional purposes, which is a violation of Wikipedia guidelines. ”