Peteforsyth's profile - overview
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| real name | Pete Forsyth |
| member since | 2015-11-06 18:17:18 -0500 |
| last seen | 2015-11-12 14:25:13 -0500 |
| website | http://wikistrategies.net/ |
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| todays unused votes | 30 votes left |
Pete Forsyth is a Wikipedia expert, adept in the collaborative processes that have produced the world’s most extensive and most widely read body of knowledge. He helps organizations engage with Wikipedia to achieve their goals, while honoring the core policies and values of the site.
Pete began writing Wikipedia articles in 2006, focusing on the history of his home state of Oregon. He is a founder of WikiProject Oregon, a dynamic group of Wikipedians which coordinates collaborative projects and engages with local institutions.
Pete was a key architect of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative, a pilot project to help the academic world engage with the Wikipedia production process. The pilot resulted in the Wikipedia Education Program, and later the Wiki Education Foundation, which support instructors around the world in using Wikipedia as a teaching tool.
Pete's projects with Wiki Strategies have ranged from improving a single Wikipedia article to designing programs that engage large numbers of Wikipedia volunteers. He has also spoken about Wikipedia to audiences at Ivy League universities and community groups, from Poland to California.