Do you use Wikipedia?
We’re using the software that powers Wikipedia to produce our own online encyclopedia for the Conservative Party and the wider conservative movement in Britain. It will cover people and events that Wikipedia wouldn’t deem ‘notable’, and by harnessing the wisdom of the ConservativeHome crowd we hope that any pages that do overlap will be better.
We are currently putting the final touches to its design (any Mediawiki experts out there?) but hope to launch it very soon. The Wiki will have a number of features:
There’ll be sections dedicated to recent Conservative history, for example:
There’ll be resource sections, for example:
There’ll be policy sections, beginning with:
We hope you’ll enjoy taking part. You’ll be able to edit entries and propose your own although we and a team of moderators will be keeping a careful eye on all content to ensure it’s fair and legal. Please email us if you’d like to write an entry for launch day
We haven’t been more excited about anything since ConservativeHome first started. We hope you’ll contribute to this resource. Suggestions on what to cover are very welcome…