Fairfaxpedia talk:Questions

Relationship with Wikipedia -- Joshdoe 06:40, 15 February 2012 (EST)
I think we need to have a Q&A about Wikipedia. There will certainly be some overlap between Fairfaxpedia and Wikipedia, as evidenced by the number of articles that are common to both wikis. Thankfully because FP has the same license as WP content can be transferred back and forth, but I'm not sure if we necessarily want to mirror WP. What content should go where? Should we copy all content from WP and build upon that? Or direct users to WP for more information, only adding details to the FP article if it can be linked to other articles on FP. I'm not sure what the right answer is, but I think it should be discussed.

Re: Relationship with Wikipedia -- Frank Muraca 10:30, 15 February 2012 (EST)

 * Yes, I think this is a conversation we're going face throughout the work being done on the wiki. Something that FP can do that WP doesn't is have a greater interconnection between some major articles and their smaller components. For example, we use Fairfax County as a kind of portal for the rest of the wiki. That is, using that article to link to government, educational, and civic institutions. In the long run, we can put all the demographic information from Wikipedia onto Fairfaxpedia (because that information is useful too, and I think we'll be able to provide more in-depth coverage of that material). So to answer your question, I think we should do both: copy over WP content and build on it, and also use major articles to link to smaller articles. But as I said, this will be an ongoing conversation. I'll start working up some official policy - but it'll have to be fairly generic. What do you think?

Code of conduct -- Joshdoe 06:43, 15 February 2012 (EST)
I think we need to establish a code of conduct for Fairfaxpedia. Wikipedia has extensive policies and guidance on this. I don't think we need to be that in-depth, but I believe it would be helpful to ensure basic standards of civility.