Wikipedia stands out online as a beacon of up-to-date and largely accurate information in what often seems like a raging extreme storm of noise and assertions. Entries may never be quite perfect, but nonstop maintenance and monitoring make this community-managed resource a vital first stop for billions of users each month.
On heated issues like climate change and COVID-19, legions of volunteers devote countless unpaid hours to updating and tending entries.
In this week's Thriving Online episode, join the Earth Institute’s Andy Revkin in a live chat with members of the largely unsung Wikipedian community focused on climate change. The session was inspired by a fascinating Mashable story profiling this team, written by Mark Kaufman, who'll join the conversation. Here's Kaufman's story: http://j.mp/mashablewikiclimate
Also on hand will be Alex Stinson, a senior program strategist at Wikimedia Foundation, along with a representative or two from the Climate & Development Knowledge Network, which is co-hosting an "editathon" of climate content with Future Climate for Africa.
That #Wki4Climate editing session runs from November 24 to December 1. Learn more here: http://j.mp/wiki4climate
