FAO Web guide: 2.9g FAO and Wikipedia

Web Guide home 1. Introduction 2. Web publishing basics 3. Planning 4. Content collection 5. Design 6. Construction 7. Testing 8. Launch 9. Maintenance 10. Writing for the Web Resources 1.1 FAO and the Internet: What is an FAO Web site? 1.2 Quality criteria of Web sites 1.3 An introduction to Web accessibility at FAO 1.4 Electronic publishing at FAO 2.1 Content quality 2.2 Roles in Web publishing 2.3 Web site quality clearance and continuity 2.4 Policy and legal matters 2.5 Language coverage policy 2.6 Web site traffic monitoring 2.7 Static and dynamic content 2.8 Really Simple Syndication (RSS) 2.9 Social Media Guidelines 2.10 Current server structure at FAO 3.1 What and (who) is the site for and what is it about?3.2 Define the Web site subject scope 3.3 Define your audience 3.4 Identify resources 3.5 How to track and share planning decisions 4.1 Developing a content inventory 4.2 FAO content repositories 4.3 Metadata 5.1 Review user needs 5.2 Defining information architecture 5.3 Prepare interface design 5.4 Define technical implementation 5.5 Tracking design implementation 6.1 Management of files/naming 6.2 HTML and coding 6.3 Use of style sheets 6.4 Graphics 6.5 Conversion of electronic documents 6.6 Language encoding 6.7 Link management 6.8 Printable pages 6.9 Providing access to search 6.10 Domains, URLs and aliases 6.11 Tools 7.1 Testing approaches 7.2 How to use the test environment 8.1 Launch checklist 8.2 Promotion 9.1 Quality assurance and routine checking 9.2 Update procedures for Web sites 9.3 Web usage analysis 9.4 Evaluation of Web sites 10.1 Writing a page of text 10.2 Organizing your text on the page 10.3 How to optimize content for search engines 10.4 How to write feedback, error messages 10.5 Quotations 10.6 Non-discriminatory language Checklists Acronyms Newsletter Guidelines Policies Procedures Web resources Tag cloud Contacts 2.3a Data ownership 2.3b Regulation of access to servers 2.3c Clearance of Web sites by OCP 2.4a Country names, flags and maps 2.4b The fao.org domain, subdomains and root directories 2.4c Use of FAO emblem and logos 2.4d Politically sensitive material 2.6a FAO Web sites: the user perspective 2.6b How to gather user information: user research 2.6c Designing for the user 2.6d Page size and downloading 2.7a Static content 2.7b Dynamic content 2.7c Content Management Systems (CMS) 2.9a FAO and Facebook 2.9b FAO and Flickr 2.9c FAO and Google+2.9d FAO and LinkedIn 2.9e FAO and SlideShare 2.9f FAO and Twitter 2.9g FAO and Wikipedia 2.9h FAO and YouTube 4.3a What is metadata?4.3b Why embed metadata in Web pages?4.3c How to embed basic metadata in the HTML head section 4.3d How to create or improve current metadata 4.3e FAO standards for encoded metadata 4.3f Metadata, search engines and their robots 5.2a Identify Web pages and subject categories 5.2b Define navigation 5.2c Define metadata and search requirements 5.3a Corporate visual identity 5.3b Web site design usability principles 6.1a How to use the FTP server 6.2a HTML and XHTML 6.2b Browser compatibility 6.2c New windows and pop-ups 6.2d JavaScript 6.2e HTML title and metadata tags 6.3a CSS and Web accessibility 6.3b Cascading Style sheets (CSS) and browser compatibility 6.4a Graphic formats 6.4b Use of images on the Web 6.4c Photos 6.5a Converting Word documents into PDF 6.6a Guidelines for language encoding 6.6b Multilingual interfaces 6.7a Linking files across languages 6.7b Links to the FAO home page, FAO copyright and AskFAO 6.7c Absolute and relative links 6.7d Avoid spamming on e-mail addresses 6.8a How to prepare print-safe Web pages using CSS 6.8b Other ways of preparing print-safe Web pages 6.11a Recommended editing tools for Web site construction 6.11b Graphics, document and conversion tools 9.1a Maintaining quality 9.1b Content freshness
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	2.9g FAO and Wikipedia About Wikipedia Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopaedia found at http://www.wikipedia.org/. It is written collaboratively by largely anonymous Internet volunteers who write without pay. Anyone with Internet access can write and make changes to Wikipedia articles except in certain cases where editing is restricted to prevent disruption or vandalism. Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference Web sites, attracting nearly 78 million visitors monthly (as of January 2010) and there are more than 91 000 active contributors working on more than 17 000 000 articles in more than 270 languages. The Wikipedia community has developed many policies and guidelines to improve the encyclopaedia. In Wikipedia, what is contributed is considered more important than the expertise or qualifications of the contributor. Editors may intervene when entries are created or additions are made to existing entries. They look at whether the entry or addition fits within Wikipedia’s policies, including being verifiable against a published reliable source. Articles on Wikipedia usually provide links to guide the user to related pages with additional information. Authors can contribute content either anonymously under a pseudonym or using their real identity, as they prefer. You can find a tutorial on how to edit Wikipedia articles online. Before getting started, we recommend you have a quick browse through this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial FAO’s presence on Wikipedia Currently, FAO is present on Wikipedia in several ways: FAO’s corporate entry is one of the most extensive and elaborate entries among all United Nations agencies on Wikipedia and is available in many languages (59 as of May 2012). Entries on FAO programmes with a wider civil society involvement, such as the Farmer Field School methodology, the Rural Income-Generating Activities (RIGA) project, FAO-initiated international standards, information systems (AGROVOC, AGRIS) as well as conferences/events FAO has organized such as the World Summit on Food Security. Entries on topics related to FAO’s mandate may or may not mention FAO. For example, an article on irrigation mentions FAO. FAO’s policy on Wikipedia For the Organization At present, the FAO’s policy is to promote the posting of the Organization’s rich knowledge and expertise on Wikipedia. FAO employees are encouraged to initiate or contribute to Wikipedia entries in their areas of expertise. The aim is to increase the overall contribution of FAO's knowledge in the relevant subject areas (such as fisheries, forestry, aquaculture, consumer protection, nutrition, agriculture, economic and social development, etc.) by having as many of our colleagues around the globe as possible adding quality material to Wikipedia’s pages – or correcting erroneous material. Such contributions improve the public image of FAO as a centre of knowledge and expertise, and help minimise criticism and misrepresentation of our work. This means that FAO headquarters units and decentralized offices are invited to monitor relevant Wikipedia entries relevant to their areas of expertise, learn about Wikipedia editing policies and contribute wherever relevant on a regular basis.Staff members should first look at existing entries related to their areas of work and then find a place where FAO content could be plugged in rather than starting by creating a new entry. To ensure that the information you add is not deleted, don’t just reference FAO work with FAO sources – try to find third party references that appear neutral. Anyone who notices evidence of vandalism or unfair description of the Organization’s work in Wikipedia should use methods established by Wikipedia. To handle disputes and abuse on Wikipedia, please refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About#Handling_disputes_and_abuse. It is important to understand that Wikipedia content belongs to everyone. Unlike Facebook or Flickr, FAO does not own its own Wikipedia entry. Criticism of FAO cannot be edited or deleted unless it can be proved to be factually incorrect, or is deemed to be intentional vandalism, abuse of user accounts or an unresolved dispute. Any questions or feedback on how articles are written in Wikipedia can be sent to Talk pages, Dispute Resolution and Village pump (community portal). For employees Headquarters-based employees who are eager to contribute to relevant Wikipedia pages in English or other FAO official languages (and others if possible) are encouraged to visit the Tutorial pages on Wikipedia to learn more. When editing or contributing to Wikipedia pages, use of phrases and expressions found in official FAO publications or other documents authorised for external communication is recommended. Carefully review the content before uploading on Wikipedia and possibly have someone review the material prior to publishing. In case of problems or questions, feel free to contact OCP. When contributing to Wikipedia pages, FAO employees in all categories are asked to observe these basic guidelines: behave in a manner consistent with the role of an international civil servant learn about the Wikipedia editorial policy and guidelines and be tactical before posting (adding reputable reference and source will increase the chance of your contribution to remain unedited for longer time) protect confidential information and respect embargoes on unreleased publications or other work in progress Try to use content from published and/or authorised documents for external communication FAO policy, procedures and rules apply to what you do online as well as elsewhere	See also in the guide 2.9a FAO and Facebook 2.9b FAO and Flickr 2.9c FAO and Google+ 2.9d FAO and LinkedIn 2.9e FAO and SlideShare 2.9f FAO and Twitter 2.9g FAO and Wikipedia 2.9h FAO and YouTube References and resources Wikipedia FAO on Wikipedia Wikipedia tutorial Wikipedia abuse Wikipedia tips and tricks [internal]