uk_martin 1,606 Posted October 16, 2015 Anyone can edit wikipedia - thats the whole point. I've updated a few things on there in the past. INCLUDING the press officers of BSI / FIM / One Sport, as well, you'd have thought...possibly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldace 1,678 Posted October 16, 2015 INCLUDING the press officers of BSI / FIM / One Sport, as well, you'd have thought...possibly? Absolutely not. Wikipedia is often littered with errors, by the nature of how it is produced. Under no circumstances should a governing body be seen to have an input. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,364 Posted October 16, 2015 Absolutely not. Wikipedia is often littered with errors, by the nature of how it is produced. Under no circumstances should a governing body be seen to have an input. Musician Mike Scott of The Waterboys did re-write his own Wikiedia page once because it was inaccurate. It was then promptly reverted to the old, inaccurate version and he received a notification from them saying that he hadn't cited references. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Humphrey Appleby 13,983 Posted October 16, 2015 ]Under no circumstances should a governing body be seen to have an input. Wikipedia effectively offers free advertising, so the likes of the FIM and BSI could and should be using it to raise awareness of their competitions. The amount of stuff on speedway on Wikipedia is very poor, and whilst I have been tempted to write/re-write text myself, I simply don't have the interest in the sport that once did. I see some other people have ported some of my pre-Wikipedia stuff though, even though it's now largely out of date. I did write a number of articles related to my profession in the past, despite official hostility towards Wikipedia so I had to do it under a pseudonym. Eventually they did become a widely used reference and proved to be far more useful than anything that our so-called PR department managed. It was then promptly reverted to the old, inaccurate version and he received a notification from them saying that he hadn't cited references. Yes, I've experienced that, and even worse had a page marked for deletion on the grounds of being 'unverified information'. Eventually after putting the page back a couple of times, the silly moderator or whoever gave up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldace 1,678 Posted October 16, 2015 Wikipedia effectively offers free advertising, so the likes of the FIM and BSI could and should be using it to raise awareness of their competitions. The amount of stuff on speedway on Wikipedia is very poor, and whilst I have been tempted to write/re-write text myself, I simply don't have the interest in the sport that once did. I see some other people have ported some of my pre-Wikipedia stuff though, even though it's now largely out of date. I did write a number of articles related to my profession in the past, despite official hostility towards Wikipedia so I had to do it under a pseudonym. Eventually they did become a widely used reference and proved to be far more useful than anything that our so-called PR department managed. Yes, I've experienced that, and even worse had a page marked for deletion on the grounds of being 'unverified information'. Eventually after putting the page back a couple of times, the silly moderator or whoever gave up. Wilipedia can be a source of reference but never to be taken as gospel without further research. It is in effect all amateur and not something a govering body should be assiciating itself with. The kind of information that such organisations could contribute could be part of their own specialist website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHILIPRISING 7,298 Posted October 16, 2015 Wikipedia effectively offers free advertising, so the likes of the FIM and BSI could and should be using it to raise awareness of their competitions. The amount of stuff on speedway on Wikipedia is very poor, and whilst I have been tempted to write/re-write text myself, I simply don't have the interest in the sport that once did. I see some other people have ported some of my pre-Wikipedia stuff though, even though it's now largely out of date. I did write a number of articles related to my profession in the past, despite official hostility towards Wikipedia so I had to do it under a pseudonym. Eventually they did become a widely used reference and proved to be far more useful than anything that our so-called PR department managed. Yes, I've experienced that, and even worse had a page marked for deletion on the grounds of being 'unverified information'. Eventually after putting the page back a couple of times, the silly moderator or whoever gave up. AND what, pray, is your profession? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arson fire 4,785 Posted October 16, 2015 AND what, pray, is your profession? Spirit level bubble inserter 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E I Addio 15,858 Posted October 17, 2015 INCLUDING the press officers of BSI / FIM / One Sport, as well, you'd have thought...possibly? How to do it in easy stages;- 1. Go to the Speedwáy GP site and you will see that so far, four GP dates have been announced including Cardiff. 2. Click on your wiki link and scroll down until you se Motorcycling, and immediately below that is the word speedway. 3Click on Speedwáy and lo and behold it will take you to the four. GP dates that have so far been announed Isn't technology wonderful? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
