The World According to Wikipedia

In our final episode of the season we talk to Maggie Lin about the Witchfinder General data visualisation project at the University of Edinburgh. We talk spooky stories and Halloween food like Barm Brack Fionnuala finally has enough of the Wiki rules when Rebecca talks about a wiki-essay. Our Wikihero is Wikidata - Congratulations on their 10th Birthday. 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode we talk to Koldo Biguri about the Basque children's Wikipedia, Txikipedia. The "Rule" this episode is around Fringe Theories on Wikipedia. Our hero is Public Access Photos (and the Nobel Prize & Lizzo). 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode Rebecca talks about her time at the Wikimedia Summit in Berlin and the 2022 European GLAMwiki Coordinators meeting in Prague. We hear from a number of the attendees in Berlin. We discuss the rules around starting over on Wikipedia and go a little deep on death. We also talk about the cultural impact of the Child of Prague. Video of an incident with a chicken. Our hero this episode is the Italian language group, Wiki Donne alongside Europlanet Society, Women In Red, 500 Women Scientists, Wikimujeres, Wikimedia Belgium and Wikimedia Espana.  Transcript of Anass from Morocco: “Hello, this is Anass from Wikimedia Morocco. I came to this summit in Germany and met many people from several countries. We talked about our different projects and activities in our regions. I spoke about the MCDC, the movement charter drafting committee that I am a member of. Thank you very much all. I hope that you are doing well” Transcript of Ivan from Mexico: "Hello, my name is Ivan, volunteer at Wikimedia Mexico. One of the most valuable things for me of the Wikimedia Summit is to have reconnected with people, to have seen them face to face after so long and moreover the excitement of knowing that we will continue together doing nice projects." 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode we talk to Jake Orlowitz, founder of the Wikipedia Library and Wiki Blueprint. Rebecca explains the Wikipedia equivalent of Too Long: Didn't Read, and our Wiki Hero is actually a correction! We go into more detail about Swedish Wikipedia. Jake's book: https://www.jakeorlowitz.com/book/ The Wiki-Library: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Wikipedia_Library 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode we talk to Brian McKenzie, senior lecturer at Maynooth University in Critical Skills. Rebecca talks about her favourite essays and our Hero of the episode is Neechalkaran who used village level data released openly by the Tamil Nadu government to populate more than 25k articles on Tamil Wikipedia. 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode we are live at Wikimania with Darach O'Séaghdha as our guest of honour.  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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode Rebecca talks to Taha Yasseri, an Associate Professor at UCD's School of Sociology. Rebecca also talks about her time at the Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention in Maynooth. We talk about draft manifesto that came out of discussions at the conference. Our hero of the episode is the Ukranian Wikipedia editor Antanana for continuing her 100 Wikidays despite the invasion of Ukraine. Links mentioned in the episode: Librarians Aloud: https://soundcloud.com/librariansaloud Wikimania: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode we talk to Annie Rauwerda, the creator of the social media phenomena - The Depths of Wikipedia. Rebecca goes into more detail on the requirement for high quality references on Wikipedia. The Wiki-heores of the episode are all those undertaking the 100 Wiki-days editing challenge. Rebecca reminisces about her 100-Wiki days.  Depths of Wikipedia links: https://twitter.com/depthsofwiki https://www.instagram.com/depthsofwikipedia https://www.tiktok.com/@depthsofwikipedia 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode Rebecca talks to Lodewijk Gelauff - The winner of the Wikimedian of the year 2021, "20th Year Honouree", award. Fionnuala learns the rules around biographies of living people. And the episode's hero is WikiProject: Video Games. 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/ Find Rebecca on Twitter at @restlesscurator and Fionnuala at @Ickle_tayto

In this episode, we talk to Carma Citrawati (Citra) an Indonesian teacher, short story writer, and Wikimedian Newcomer of the Year 2021. Rebecca discusses wikipedians and changing lightbulbs and our hero of the episode is Colin Morris who has figured out the least viewed pages on english language Wikipedia. We also talk abou the upcoming Wiki-related conference in Ireland:  Wikimedia+Libraries International Convention 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode, we will talk to Siobhan Leachman, a citizen scientist and prolific Wikidata editor. Rebecca tries to figure out which WikiFauna represents her best. And our Wiki hero is the incoming CEO Maryana Iskander. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode, we will talk to Jan Ainali, a Codebase Steward for the Foundation for Public Code and a complete Wikidata fanboy. The wiki-rule of the episode is that no-one owns an article and we celebrate the many Wikimedians of 2021, including past guest Netha Hussain.  Some interesting links from the Interview with Jan: https://www.datastory.org/services/election-tracker https://www.govdirectory.org/ 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode, we will talk to Sandister Tei, the Wikimedian of the Year 2020. Rebecca gives us the reasons why Wikipedia frowns on edit-wars (or pistols at dawn). Fionnuala tries to sing Michael Fry's banger of a tune Derry/Londonderry and fails. An our wiki-hero this week is the first virtual Wikimania - taking place this week.  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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode, we will talk to Raju Narisetti, a journalist, and a member of the Wikimedia Board of Trustees. Rebecca explains more about the Board of Trustees and the three community seats on it. Rebecca also lets us know if she's Team Inclusionist or Team Deletionist on Wikipedia. I don't think it's a shock which team she turns out to be on. Our Wiki-heroes this episode are the people behind the Dagbani Wikipedia, which has, just recently left the safety of the incubator to join the other language Wikipediaes out there in the wide wide world. Congratulations to all the contributors on the Wikipedia. Well done :) 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode we talk to Gavin Willshaw about using WikiSource in the Library of Scotland. Rebecca explains the Pokemon test and the hero of the Episode are the organisers behind the Arctic Knot conference. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

Rebecca and Fionnuala talk PRIDE. Rebecca interviews Shaun O'Boyle, a science communicator and founder of House of STEM. Fionnuala gets educated on sock-puppets, meat-puppets and the Wiki concept of the Duck. This episodes heroes are Librarians.. all the librarians. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode we talk to Eric Steuer, the Creative Director at Creative Commons. Rebecca explains about Open Principles & the Do's and Don'ts of canvassing on Wikipedia. We also talk a lot about Mattie Bán, Ireland's favourite Uncle. Our hero of the week is the new vodcast(?) WikiAfrica_Hour 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode we talk to Anastasiia Petrova, the international coordinator for Wiki Loves Earth. Rebecca explains Ramsar sites, Wiki Cabals, and why robots may in fact already be ruling the wiki world. Our hero of the week is the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom project. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

Back for season 2, Fionnuala and Rebecca meet with members of the Scots' Wikipedia Community to see how things are going since the discovery last year of so many invalid articles on the wikipedia. Dr Sara Thomas, Marco Cafolla and Ciphrius Kane share their thoughts on the progress made in the last year. Rebecca schools Fionnuala in what it takes to be an administrator on Wikipedia and the Wiki-hero of the episode is the collaboration between Wikimedia groups, the UN Human Rights Office, and the UN Environmental Program.  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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

For Seachtain na Gaeilge, Rebecca talks to Dr. Claire Murray, a scientist and Vicipéidóir - or an editor of Vicipéid, the Irish language Wikipedia. Rebecca also explains the concept of Notability as it relates to Wikipedia. Our Wiki-Hero of the week is Samuel Baltz, for creating articles relating to women in Political Science all through 2020. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode we will talk to Joy Agyepong, a ghanaian wikimedian and administrative executive with Open Foundation West Africa. Rebecca talks about Wiki Loves Folklore, Monuments, Earth and Africa. Vicipéid have a writing competition this year as part of Wiki loves Folklore. We explain the 'Did you know?' section of Wikipedia's front page. This Episode's Wiki Hero is Katherine Maher, the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation. During her tenure there has been a 500% increase in editors from Sub-Saharan Africa. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode Rebecca and Fionnuala look at how people collaborate on Wikipedia, from groups, to communities, to chapters. They also take a deeper dive into how or why articles are deleted. Rebecca talks to long-time Wikipedian and senior strategist for Community Programs at the Wikimedia Foundation, Alex Stinson. This week's Wiki-hero is the Ghanaian project to upload 4,000 words of Dagbani to the commons. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode we talk to Femke Nijsse, an academic based in the UK who researches climate change, and in her spare time edits articles relating to this on Wikipedia. Rebecca talks about the differences between vandalism and unconstructive edits on Wikipedia. We also talk in more detail about the NPOV or Neutral Point of View. The Wiki hero of the week is Dariusz Jemielniak who has framed Wikipedia as an MMORPG. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this week's episode Rebecca talks about Wikipedia's birthday on the 15th January. The international birthday event will be Global (but virtual). The hosts also discuss how to thank someone for the work they do on Wikipedia, from virtual cookies to barnstars. Rebecca talks to Jim Hayes, a Digital Docent from Washington DC. They discuss wiki-meetups & wiki-10, working with GLAM institutes on wikipedia. The Smithsonian Institute went open access recently, allowing wikipedians to use their images under creative commons. Two articles that show the impact of work with the Smithsonian are Alma Thomas and The Greek Slave. They also mentioned the Woman of the Century work. Wikihero of the Episode is the University of Leiden for releasing 4,000 images relating to Africa under open license on Wikimedia Commons. Our 2nd hero is Rebecca herself, who completed 366 Wikipedia articles in 2020. You can see all of them here. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode we talk to Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov, the Wikimedian in Brussels who talks about why Public Domain matters and the difficulties around it. Rebecca talks about Public Domain Day and why it matters and she also goes deep into what Creative Commons is and why it's necessary for Wikipedia to function Our Wiki-hero this week is the editor Ceoil who spearheaded the work on the Honan Chapel article on Wikipedia. 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/ This show is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network. For more, go to HeadStuffPodcasts.com, where you can also become a member of HeadStuff+ and get exclusive access to bonus material and lots more.

In this episode we talk to Dr Conor Malone, an Irish doctor and Ireland's National Healthcare Wikipedian in Residence We discuss Wikipedians in Residence in more detail and look into why people should not be paid to edit. The Wikihero of the episode is the Climate Change Editing drive 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/

In this episode, we talk to Dr Netha Hussain, a medical doctor with a PhD in neurobiology and an active member of WikiProject Medicine and WikiProject COVID-19. We discuss who should be editing Wikipedia and the Manual of Style. Our Wiki-hero of the episode is the new Inari Sámi wikipedia. 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/

Rebecca and Fionnuala introduce the concept of the WikiProject. They discuss in more depth the WikiProject: Women in Red - What the project is, the purpose behind it and the difficulties in turning Women on Wikipedia from red to blue. Rebecca interviews Rosie Stephenson Goodknight , Wikipedian of the year 2016. Rebecca goes into depth about what Wikipedia isn't (WP: NOT). This episode's "Wiki Hero" is Wikipedia Matters - a study into the effect Wikipedia can have on tourism in your area. 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/

In this first episode of the podcast, our intrepid hosts Rebecca (Wikipedia editor with too much time on her hands) and Fionnuala (Not a wikipedia editor) explore what Wikipedia is and what are the fundamental "rules" that govern it. Even if there is some debate over the existence of such rules Rebecca interviews Andrew Lih, the veteran Wikipedian known as Fuzheado and author of The Wikipedia Revolution. And the hosts introduce the segment "Wiki Hero" with an interesting story about Scots' Language Wikipedia. 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/

A preview of The World According to Wikipedia: lifting the lid on the weird and wonderful world of Wikipedia