Grants:IdeaLab/Do not tolerate "Experts are scum."
Project idea[edit]
What is the problem you're trying to solve?[edit]
Harassment of academics on Wikipedia
What is your solution?[edit]
Expressions of "Experts are scum." (which currently appears on a Wikipedia page) should not be tolerated.
Goals[edit]
Get Involved[edit]
About the idea creator[edit]
I am an academic who would like to contribute constructively to Wikipedia.
Participants[edit]
Endorsements[edit]
Expand your idea[edit]
Would a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation help make your idea happen? You can expand this idea into a grant proposal.
Project plan[edit]
Activities[edit]
Organize a workshop for academics and other interested parties on how to combat harassment of academics on Wikipedia.
Impact[edit]
The project will be successful if the workshop can attract 20 active participants who publish a report on their findings.
Resources[edit]
Organizer: Professor Carl Hewitt Funding: Will look to see if Internet Archive or some other nonprofit will donate space for the meeting. Will require approximately $1,000 for meeting supplies and food.