Suggestion: Dr. Markus Kuhn, a computer science lecturer at Cambridge University. [[User:Markus Kuhn]] / mgk25(a)cam.ac.uk Deryck On 18 March 2011 10:02, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:

Do you mean generally top in the academia, or the top UK academic in terms of Wikipedia edit count? On 18 March 2011 16:38, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:

That means we basically have to find a list of all academics who are Wikimedians anyway! On a separate note, I also came up with the possibility of using Wikipedia as a metric for academic prominence: rank academics by the number of Wikipedia articles in which they've been cited. On 18 March 2011 16:43, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:

I'm strictly speaking not an academic but I edit extensively articles on my field of expertise (in fact, I've pretty much single handedly rewritten the whole field on WP due to a lack of interest...) and so some of the question angles synced with what I experience. I flicked through the questionnaire, and came away with the feeling that many of the questions seem to largely miss the point, or misunderstand the WP eco system. For example: "Researchers are not allowed to write about their original research in Wikipedia" Is nowhere near a simple agree/disagree question. Is it asking whether WP resists people writing about their own research on WP, or is it talking about unpublished OR Academics are trying to push in. These are two distinctly different questions!! Another ill defined question :) by (general) edit count maybe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:William_M._Connolley On 18 March 2011 16:43, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:

Dear Wikipedians, Further to the conversation already on this thread I would like to announce the first event our student club is holding. If possible we would love to link up with efforts to engage the Guardian, and are also close to getting the BBC involved so please do send academics our way! The London Wikipedia Academy is a mini-conference aimed at starting a conversation between academics and Wikipedians in London, moving from ethereal opinions to organised, evidence based, informed discussions. There will be a number of exciting speakers all engaging in a vital conversation for modern higher education. Students, librarians and academics from across London have been invited by the first official student Wikipedia society in the UK, Wikipedians at Imperial College, to meet at their South Kensington campus April 13th<x-apple-data-detectors://0> 545-8pm<x-apple-data-detectors://1>. This unique and original event promises to allow those pro and anti Wikipedia to discuss the key issues around its inevitable use by staff and academics, on every topic that is taught at higher education institutions in the capital. Please register your interest by adding your name or emailing the address at the bottom of this webpage: <http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/London_Wikipedia_Academy><http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/London_Wikipedia_Academy>http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/London_Wikipedia_Academy If the above details could be forwarded to relevant mailing lists, or if you would allow and direct us towards the relevant mailing lists, we would be most grateful. We hope to see you there! Vinesh Patel President, Wikipedians at Imperial College Sent from my iPhone On 18 Mar 2011, at 17:34, "Rod Ward" <rodward@plus.net<mailto:rodward@plus.net>> wrote: Its difficult to know who counts as an academic (with usernames & people only declaring what they want to declare on their user pages), & whether you mean editcounts or number of FA, GA etc but thinking about those I interact with who might fit the bill... User:Malleus Fatuorum (Manchester) over 100,000 edits User:Bencherlite (London/Oxford) over 30,000 edits (but also has several alternate accounts ) User:Rodw (me – therefore bias) (Bristol & Somerset) over 50,000 edits But I’m sure there must be others...? Rod From: wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Michael Peel Sent: 18 March 2011 16:44 To: <mailto:wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Searching for academic Wikimedians Probably in terms of edit count / contributions to Wikipedia. Thanks, Mike On 18 Mar 2011, at 16:42, Deryck Chan wrote: _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - <http://www.avg.com> www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3514 - Release Date: 03/18/11 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: <http://uk.wikimedia.org> http://uk.wikimedia.org

On 22/03/2011 16:16, Michael Peel wrote: Yes. Gordon -- Gordon Joly gordon.joly(a)pobox.com http://www.joly.org.uk/ Don't Leave Space To The Professionals!