3: Global Coverage
Reduce Broad Content Gaps and Improve Global Coverage Other Information:
2015 Goal: In 2015 broad content gaps in the project have been significantly reduced and global coverage of knowledge has
expanded. Rationale: There are broad content holes in both quality terms and global coverage of knowledge. Summary: The project
suffers systemic bias that naturally grows from its contributors' demographic groups, manifesting an imbalanced coverage of
a subject, thereby discriminating against the less represented demographic groups. See an explanation of systematic bias on
Wikipedia for how this may impact articles and content. This project aims to control and (possibly) eliminate the cultural
perspective gaps made by the systemic bias, consciously focusing upon subjects and points of view neglected by the encyclopedia
as a whole. Wikimedia must present a variety of perspectives in order to have quality content that is both neutral and comprehensive.
Active contributors make up less than 1% of our readers across all Wikimedia projects and yet are responsible for more than
half of our content. This is an incredible phenomenon, and it speaks largely to our success thus far. However, our readership
is also largely single men under the age of 30 who mostly live in the global north. The implications of this are staggering:
we know that there are broad holes in content areas that can only be filled through recruiting a broader, more diverse editorial
base. Achieving greater diversity will require continued attention to the health of the community. Wikimedia needs to be a
respectful, civil, and welcoming place. It needs to value boldness and collaborative changes, rather than control or obstruction.
This will continue to build Wikimedia as a movement where many different ideas and topics from all perspectives across the
globe are presented. Measures: [How will we know we have achieved the above?] The backlog of w:Category:Articles with limited
geographic scope is reduced by 80% compared with June 1, 2010 (after adjusting for the increasing number of articles in Wikipedia).
All articles listed on w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles as of June 1, 2010, have either been created
or otherwise dealt with. The backlog of w:Wikipedia:Requested articles has been reduced from over three years to less than
one year. The number and length of articles on Wikipedia in each language, compared to the English Wikipedia, is closer to
1:1, or at least closer to the ratio of English speakers to speakers of that language.
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