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 | This page in a nutshell: Smartphones are a viable tool for easy editing of Wikipedia. |
Smartphone editing of Wikipedia is widely assumed to be problematic and of little significance to the encyclopedia. The rise of smartphones is seen by some commentators as a challenge to Wikipedia's future. My goal in writing this essay is to refute these claims by describing my successes in editing Wikipedia by smartphone (as a model for others), to outline some best practices as I see them, and to encourage a broader discussion of the opportunities for more widespread smartphone editing, especially asking input from editors with different experiences, approaches, and techniques. This essay describes my personal experiences and my own opinions. I am well aware that I am a "sample of one" and I do not claim to have all the answers. My goal, as always, is to improve the encyclopedia. Nothing more and nothing less.