Are we giving credit where credit is due?
Stuart Yeates Thu 8 May 2014 8:04AMPublicSeen by 10There are a ton of great looking people in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:New_Zealand_scientists almost none of whom seem to get talked about. Should we be talking more about our great scientists (living and dead)? Which ones?
Stuart YeatesThu 8 May 2014 8:39PM
It means that there's an awareness of these people, so that when a student of and expresses an interest in , someone knows to tell them "You should read up about " where has the same and and the student. It's about having a handy set of role models / stereotypes to inspire people.
[I really need to go through that list and do race / nationality better for pacifica people]
Create a "Researcher you should know" Tumblr
proposal by Tim McNamara Closed Sun 25 May 2014 8:10AM
We have a large list of researchers on Wikipedia.. I wonder if 'bite size' posts about those researchers (and links to more details) would make for an interesting Tumblr feed.
Results
| Results | Option | Votes | % of votes cast | % of eligible voters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | 1 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Abstain | 1 | 25 | 7 |  | |
| Disagree | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block | 2 | 50 | 13 |  | |
| Undecided | 11 | 73 |      |
4 of 15 votes cast (26% participation)
Stuart Yeates
Wed 14 May 2014 8:58PM
greatkiwiresearchers.tumblr.com?
Pierre Roudier
Wed 14 May 2014 9:52PM
My opinion is really divided on that one:
- I do think it would make a lot of sense to have a repository of short/punchy articles about our unsung heroes,
- OTOH I wonder if priority shouldn't be to increase the Wikipedia articles first.
Kimberley Collins
Wed 14 May 2014 9:53PM
I really like this idea - it's important to show that researchers are human. However, I'm not so keen on the idea of a Tumblr.
I'm wondering if Tumblr is the right medium (/right audience) and don't see the point in re-inventing the wheel.
Stuart YeatesFri 23 May 2014 12:21AM
greatkiwiresearchers.tumblr.com?
update: i'm going to change my yes to a block. we need a more detailed plan and better agreement on platform before we create public mouthpiece.
Pierre RoudierWed 14 May 2014 9:57PM
If we go bite-size, what about a Twitter stream?
Kimberley CollinsWed 14 May 2014 10:11PM
Funnily enough, my master's research was looking at how scientists use Twitter and it's definitely a possibility. There is a curated account, called @realscientists - http://www.twitter.com/realscientists - which has proven to be popular.
I think we need to agree on who our audience is before we can consider a medium.
Stuart YeatesWed 14 May 2014 10:57PM
Pierre Roudier: if you want to increase the number of NZ science biographies on wikipedia, it is largely a question of getting the sources. In an ideal world, professional organisations (including historically female-dominated ones) would digitise their honours, office holders and life members lists; (ideally their full archives, but that's where to start). If you're serious about putting effort in this direction, start a thread at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WPNZ which is the logical place to coordinate.
Tim McNamara ·Thu 8 May 2014 8:15PM
Wow - this list is a great list.
I would say that it's very worthwhile to make this happen. Every field has its leaders. A slightly flippant question though perhaps - what would it mean to "talk about" someone. Who should be involved in that conversation? How do we make it a conversation?