Outreach Wiki outreachwiki https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.22 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikimedia Wikimedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Translations Translations talk Topic 0 73193 279347 279344 2026-10-05T02:21:43Z SydneyBridgeUpsideDown 58466 AM WiR content added 279347 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2026/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Can I trust Wikipedia? online educational activity|By [[User:Hillmenco|Hillmenco]], [[User:DrThneed|DrThneed]], and [[User:SydneyBridgeUpsideDown|SydneyBridgeUpsideDown]]}} === Can I trust Wikipedia? === [[File:Tamsin's interactive display on trusting Wikipedia.jpg|thumb|An interactive display titled 'Can I trust Wikipedia?, developed for students by Otago University Wikimedian-in-Residence Tamsin Braisher.]] Many of us will have encountered the view that information on Wikipedia can’t be trusted, because anyone can edit it. As Wikimedians, we know that the fact anyone can edit it is what makes Wikipedia trustworthy, thanks to thousands of dedicated volunteers. We also know that not all Wikipedia articles are created equal, but to readers, the features of an article that either increase or decrease trust are not as well known. After repeatedly coming across this view in her work, Dr. Tamsin Braisher, Wikimedian in Residence at the University of Otago in Aotearoa New Zealand, developed a hands-on learning tool called 'Can I trust Wikipedia?' Tamsin’s role as a Wikimedian in Residence acts as a bridge between academic researchers, staff, students, and the wider open-knowledge community. Through engaging with university students, Tamsin noticed a common misconception that many had heard from their school teachers: because anyone can edit Wikipedia, it cannot be trusted at all. The set of cards is designed with the aim of shifting this view that "anyone can edit Wikipedia so I can't trust it" to "anyone can edit Wikipedia but I can still trust it." Through a card-sorting activity, players look at various features of Wikipedia articles—such as the sources of citations, edit histories, or grammatical errors—and sort them based on whether they increase or decrease their trust in the content. There’s no way to win or lose the game. Instead, the goal is for it to serve as a prompt for discussion and critical thinking. For many features, whether or not they increase trust depends on context. For example, a small typo might suggest a page lacks recent peer review, or it might indicate that a human wrote it rather than an AI generator. If that increases or decreases trust is up to the evaluation of the player. Originally created as a physical card sorting game for training sessions, when the global Wikimedia community came together for Wikimania 2027, Nyo Dekens, an editor from Belgium, helped turn it into an online activity. * Play online: Test your judgment using the [https://wikimedia.be/trustwikigame/?utm_source=gemini online version]. * Print your own: Download printable game cards in [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Can_I_trust_Wikipedia_game_cards_for_doublesided_printing.pdf English], [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GERMAN_Can_I_trust_Wikipedia_game_cards_for_physical_printing.pdf German] or [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:French_Can_I_trust_Wikipedia_card-based_activity French] via Wikimedia Commons. * Translate: Tamsin can help you create cards [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/OU/Can I trust Wikipedia game|in your own language]]. === Books of Mana === === Auckland War Memorial Museum Update === Auckland War Memorial Museum welcomes their second full-time Wikimedian in Residence. This role is supported and funded by the Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand (WANZ) chapter, focusing on community engagement, enriching local histories content and continuing the relationship between Wiki and GLAMs. [[User:SydneyBridgeUpsideDown|SydneyBridgeUpsideDown]] participated in the 2025–2026 Museum Wikipedia Summer Students Programme, supervised by previous WiR [[User:Winnieswikiworld|Winnieswikiworld]]. During this role, she was partially based in the New Zealand Maritime Museum and also spent some time. She is currently preparing to welcome the next group of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Auckland_Museum/Summer_Students|Wikipedia summer students]. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=September 2026}}</noinclude> qwheevez3k224t0k24htlzkva2g2zj0