Peter Presland Wrote:You can view the page at https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/content.php?228-The-JFK-Assassination-wiki-project

Quote:We are at an advanced stage of developing wiki facilities for special-interest DPF users. Its initial focus is on the JFK assassination. It features a unique crowd-sourcing/editing timeline facility which can be viewed here:
https://wikispooks.com/wiki/JFK_Assassination_Timeline

A DPF article explaining the initiative, with linked discussion thread is located here:
https://deeppoliticsforum.com/forums/content.php?228-The-JFK-Assassination-wiki-project

Because of apparent hostility to anything but the official version of events on Wikipedia, an alternative public resource is needed. This Wiki and time line will be publicly available to view but editorially accessible only to experienced and knowledgeable researchers to collectively build this important body of work and disseminate information effectively suppressed by both Wikipedia and the MSM generally

As a DPF user who we believe is interested in JFK assassination research we intend to register you as a Wikispooks user so that you will have editing access to the wiki and timeline.

In course of the next few days you should receive an email from domain 'wikispooks.com' with the subject line 'Account creation for WikiSpooks'. It will advise you of your user name (should be same as DPF) and password, with a link to log in and change the password.

If wiki editing is new or unfamiliar to you a sand box facility is available to practice with at this link:
https://wikispooks.com/wiki/WikiSpooks:Sandbox

If you know of other researchers who would be interested to participate in either of these projects please feel free to tell them about it. Registration at the DPF is required but no one is required to make posts or participate on the forum. This is just an administrative and technical requirement.

If you do not wish to take part in this initiative please let me know asap.

In any event, no Wikispooks user account will be created unless you log in using the link provided in the email.

Jim Hargrove Wrote:wikispooks.com currently is not working.

Jim

Jim Hargrove Wrote:Thanks, Peter, for these pointers to what may well become an important contribution in our efforts to keep truth alive about JFK's assassination. I'd like to suggest an immediate project.

On the pitiful Wikipedia "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" page, at the end of the second paragraph, just before the "Contents" list, is a link to "numerous conspiracy theories" that points to a MUCH better presentation of current research about the Kennedy assassination. Perhaps we could start a DPF wiki campaign to compel a Wikipedia disambiguation notice atop the "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" page aimed at success before the 50th anniversary next month. The disambiguation note might read something like this:

Below is an article about the Kennedy Assassination that closely corresponds to the U.S. Government's version of events. To see information mostly hidden by the U.S. Government, click here...

...which would link to Wikipedia's current "John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories" page. The terminology is infuriating, yet the link could still make a big difference, and help us make a roaring start on DPF's new wiki project. Just a thought...

Jim

Peter Presland Wrote:

Jim Hargrove Wrote:Thanks, Peter, for these pointers to what may well become an important contribution in our efforts to keep truth alive about JFK's assassination. I'd like to suggest an immediate project.

On the pitiful Wikipedia "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" page, at the end of the second paragraph, just before the "Contents" list, is a link to "numerous conspiracy theories" that points to a MUCH better presentation of current research about the Kennedy assassination. Perhaps we could start a DPF wiki campaign to compel a Wikipedia disambiguation notice atop the "Assassination of John F. Kennedy" page aimed at success before the 50th anniversary next month. The disambiguation note might read something like this:

Below is an article about the Kennedy Assassination that closely corresponds to the U.S. Government's version of events. To see information mostly hidden by the U.S. Government, click here...

...which would link to Wikipedia's current "John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories" page. The terminology is infuriating, yet the link could still make a big difference, and help us make a roaring start on DPF's new wiki project. Just a thought...

Jim

Thanks for that Jim. From my own Wikipedia editing experience (which finally resulted in Wikispooks) I doubt that will work. Wikipedia have quite deliberately compartmentalized the non-mainstream stuff on pretty much everything into their 'Alternative views' project - see here . Established policy seems to be to limit main pages to obscure links to that section and any change will involve a big struggle.

I am away for a few days, but next week I will import that 'conspiracy theories' page into Wikispooks and do a bit of obviously required editing. It could then become the basis of much additional work by DPF members making it much more relevant and accurate.