I have been a daily contributor to
Wikipedia for fifteen years, and have become familiar with the processes and guidelines established by the
Wikipedia community. To satisfy my insatiable curiosity, I am constantly researching a wide variety of topics, including: current events, landmarks and monuments, local history, music, politics, and public art.
I support
Wikimedia Foundation projects and the
open knowledge/
free culture movement in general, and I am always looking for ways to help individuals and organizations collaborate with Wikipedia in mutually beneficial ways. An experienced researcher, writer, and editor able to navigate the Wikipedia community, I can promote articles to quality status, create and coordinate
WikiProjects, organize in-person
meetups, and provide training to new
Wikipedians.
In May 2013, my Wikipedia work was featured in The Oregonian.[1] The feature was then covered by The Signpost, Wikipedia's community-written and community-edited newspaper (see "
In the media"). I've had the pleasure of attending and co-organizing many local meetups. Additionally, I've attended
Wikimania three times, the Wikimedia Conference twice, and all six
WikiConference North America (formerly WikiConference USA) events. I've served on related committees, as well as the Wikimedia Diversity Conference's Program Committee. I received the Notability Award "for contributions to notable topics in greater Boston" at WikiConference North America 2019, presented in the form of a 3D-printed
barnstar!
In the beginning...
I registered a Wikipedia account on November 25, 2007, having made previous edits anonymously. I became a daily contributor quickly, initially focusing my efforts on articles related to music and Oregon.
In September 2010, I participated in a "
Screen Sprint" at the Wikimedia Foundation offices in San Francisco, having received an invitation based on my experience creating content and constructing and managing WikiProjects. Event attendees were tasked with establishing
WikiProject Screencast and producing 7–10 short instructional screencasts as part of the
Bookshelf Project, the Foundation's collection of informational materials to present to new contributors. This was my first Wikipedia
meetup. In January 2011, I attended my first local in-person meetup, the Wikipedia 10 celebration in Portland, Oregon. I've been hooked ever since...
2018: WikiConference North America – Columbus, Ohio
2019: WikiConference North America – Greater Boston
2023: WikiConference North America – Toronto
Committees
In 2015 and 2016, I served on the WikiConference USA and
WikiConference North America scholarship committees, respectively.[4][5] I've also served on the board of directors of the Cascadia Wikimedians User Group,[6] an affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation covering Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.[7] I held the board's secretary role during 2015, and continued serving as a board member through 2016.[6]
In 2017, I served on the program committee for the Wikimedia Diversity Conference.[8] I served on the WikiConference North America scholarship committee again in 2019;[9] during the conference, I received the Notability Award "for contributions to notable topics in greater Boston".[10] Following is a complete list of committees on which I've served:
2015: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference USA
2016: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference North America
2017: Program Committee, Wikimedia Diversity Conference
2017: Safety Team, WikiConference North America
2018: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference North America
2019: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference North America
2020: Photo Contest Jury, Wiki Loves Pride 2019
2023: Photo Contest Jury, Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in the United States
Education Program
I've supported Wikipedia's
Education Program by working with professors and students at Portland State University, Reed College, and the University of Oregon.
2013 (Spring): Instructor, "Portland State University/PS 331 – Oregon Politics" at
Portland State University (course instructed by
Phil Keisling, director of the Center for Public Service at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government and former
Oregon Secretary of State)[11] – Portland, Oregon
2013 (Fall): Online Volunteer, "Feminist Science Fiction" at the
University of Oregon (course instructed by Dr.
Carol Stabile) – Eugene, Oregon
2015 (Spring): Campus Volunteer, "ART354, Performing Mediation: Video Art from the Studio to the Database" at
Reed College – Portland, Oregon
Wiki Education Foundation
In 2014, I joined
Wiki Education Foundation staff to present workshops on using Wikipedia as an instructional tool to faculty and librarians at
Oregon State University and the
University of Oregon.[12] In 2017, I helped Wiki Education Foundation staff draft a guide for editing Wikipedia articles about history.[13]
^Stabler, David (May 11, 2013).
"Wikipedia a passion for Portland's Jason Moore". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Advance Publications.
ISSN8750-1317. Note: The article appeared on page E1 in The Sunday Oregonian (May 12) with the title "To do his job well, you'll need references – lots of them".
I have been a daily contributor to
Wikipedia for fifteen years, and have become familiar with the processes and guidelines established by the
Wikipedia community. To satisfy my insatiable curiosity, I am constantly researching a wide variety of topics, including: current events, landmarks and monuments, local history, music, politics, and public art.
I support
Wikimedia Foundation projects and the
open knowledge/
free culture movement in general, and I am always looking for ways to help individuals and organizations collaborate with Wikipedia in mutually beneficial ways. An experienced researcher, writer, and editor able to navigate the Wikipedia community, I can promote articles to quality status, create and coordinate
WikiProjects, organize in-person
meetups, and provide training to new
Wikipedians.
In May 2013, my Wikipedia work was featured in The Oregonian.[1] The feature was then covered by The Signpost, Wikipedia's community-written and community-edited newspaper (see "
In the media"). I've had the pleasure of attending and co-organizing many local meetups. Additionally, I've attended
Wikimania three times, the Wikimedia Conference twice, and all six
WikiConference North America (formerly WikiConference USA) events. I've served on related committees, as well as the Wikimedia Diversity Conference's Program Committee. I received the Notability Award "for contributions to notable topics in greater Boston" at WikiConference North America 2019, presented in the form of a 3D-printed
barnstar!
In the beginning...
I registered a Wikipedia account on November 25, 2007, having made previous edits anonymously. I became a daily contributor quickly, initially focusing my efforts on articles related to music and Oregon.
In September 2010, I participated in a "
Screen Sprint" at the Wikimedia Foundation offices in San Francisco, having received an invitation based on my experience creating content and constructing and managing WikiProjects. Event attendees were tasked with establishing
WikiProject Screencast and producing 7–10 short instructional screencasts as part of the
Bookshelf Project, the Foundation's collection of informational materials to present to new contributors. This was my first Wikipedia
meetup. In January 2011, I attended my first local in-person meetup, the Wikipedia 10 celebration in Portland, Oregon. I've been hooked ever since...
2018: WikiConference North America – Columbus, Ohio
2019: WikiConference North America – Greater Boston
2023: WikiConference North America – Toronto
Committees
In 2015 and 2016, I served on the WikiConference USA and
WikiConference North America scholarship committees, respectively.[4][5] I've also served on the board of directors of the Cascadia Wikimedians User Group,[6] an affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation covering Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.[7] I held the board's secretary role during 2015, and continued serving as a board member through 2016.[6]
In 2017, I served on the program committee for the Wikimedia Diversity Conference.[8] I served on the WikiConference North America scholarship committee again in 2019;[9] during the conference, I received the Notability Award "for contributions to notable topics in greater Boston".[10] Following is a complete list of committees on which I've served:
2015: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference USA
2016: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference North America
2017: Program Committee, Wikimedia Diversity Conference
2017: Safety Team, WikiConference North America
2018: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference North America
2019: Scholarship Committee, WikiConference North America
2020: Photo Contest Jury, Wiki Loves Pride 2019
2023: Photo Contest Jury, Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in the United States
Education Program
I've supported Wikipedia's
Education Program by working with professors and students at Portland State University, Reed College, and the University of Oregon.
2013 (Spring): Instructor, "Portland State University/PS 331 – Oregon Politics" at
Portland State University (course instructed by
Phil Keisling, director of the Center for Public Service at the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government and former
Oregon Secretary of State)[11] – Portland, Oregon
2013 (Fall): Online Volunteer, "Feminist Science Fiction" at the
University of Oregon (course instructed by Dr.
Carol Stabile) – Eugene, Oregon
2015 (Spring): Campus Volunteer, "ART354, Performing Mediation: Video Art from the Studio to the Database" at
Reed College – Portland, Oregon
Wiki Education Foundation
In 2014, I joined
Wiki Education Foundation staff to present workshops on using Wikipedia as an instructional tool to faculty and librarians at
Oregon State University and the
University of Oregon.[12] In 2017, I helped Wiki Education Foundation staff draft a guide for editing Wikipedia articles about history.[13]
^Stabler, David (May 11, 2013).
"Wikipedia a passion for Portland's Jason Moore". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Advance Publications.
ISSN8750-1317. Note: The article appeared on page E1 in The Sunday Oregonian (May 12) with the title "To do his job well, you'll need references – lots of them".