Thermochronic suggests that we in the Geoblogosphere should start paying a bit more attention to what is written about our areas of specialisation on Wikipedia. I’ve been vaguely toying with this idea for a while, especially since I’ve started on the basic concepts posts. When I want to refer to a term or person that I think readers might want a bit more background on, I often check out the Wikipedia page, but a lot of the time I don’t actually feel comfortable linking to it because it just seems a little insipid, or wrongly emphasised, or just wrong. And adding a few relevant links to important papers might encourage the web-cribbers to actually read the source material rather than just somebody else’s potentially dodgy interpretation of it.
However, I can’t spend my entire time editing Wikipedia – when would I blo- ahem, do my research? That’s where you guys can help me out. If there are any geological pages you know of, or come across, which you think could do with an overhaul, let me know via comment or e-mail. It will help me direct my efforts to where they are most needed. Likewise, I am always ready to consider suggestions for future basics posts – let me know the areas you want illuminating, and I’ll crank up my hand-torch.
Nice plan for content warnings on Mastodon and the Fediverse. Now you need a Mastodon/Fediverse button on this blog.
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