Trust them. They’re politicians. Fortunately, these seemingly contradicting sentences have shown to be true, even during election season.
KUpedia, the site formerly known as WiKUpedia has separated from the now defunct ConnectKU Student Senate coalition, following through on an election season promise.
KUpedia left the political realm, but it has gained increased association with the University through mutual linking with KU Info. KUpedia has plotted a positive new course by increasing editorial independence and forging new partnerships.
Separating from ConnectKU has resolved two long-standing issues about the management of the wiki.
First, ConnectKU made a campaign season promise to separate from the site after the elections, win or lose. Although it took the summer to make it happen, the coalition followed through on the promise. Despite the fact that ConnectKU did not win the presidency or vice presidency in the election, it still made a positive contribution from its campaign. This model allows future coalitions to offer positive contributions and raise their profile before election season.
The separation will also ease fears about KUpedia’s editorial independence. In its previous incarnation, KUpedia offered information about other political parties besides ConnectKU and sensitive political topics.
Now that it is managed by an independent, non-political group, the information available on KUpedia is less likely to contain bias.
With these new moves, KUpedia will become an open source of non-biased, accessible and in-depth information about the University.
Independence should increase user confidence about the value of information on KUpedia, and new partnerships will bring even more information.
Anyone wanting to post information about the University should feel confident about using this valuable site.
—Alex Doherty for the editorial board
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