Talk:CUNY Academic Commons

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Restructuring plan

Greetings fellow Wikipedians -- I've been reviewing this article and want to propose some updates to enhance its accuracy, readability, structure, and compliance with Wikipedia guidelines. Here are the broad strokes:

Update links and citations: Parts of the article lack up-to-date references, and there appears to be overuse of external links, with a few redirecting to Facebook. Per WP:EL, these external links to social media can be removed with new and more reliable ones added in their place. The article is also due for a link review to avoid Wikipedia:Link rot.
Restructure section organization: To improve the article's flow, readability, and organization, I propose restructuring it based on the outline below, which will help align the article with Wikipedia’s Manual of Style, improves its credibility and professionalism, and hopefully enable iterative contributions from a wider Wikipedia community going forward.

Suggested article outline

1. Introduction/Lead

2. Historical Background

Origins and development
Growth and membership expansion

3. Technical Infrastructure

Open-source components
Custom features and plugins

4. Pedagogical Roles and Uses

Faculty and student engagement
Academic tools and projects

5. Grants, Awards, and Recognition

6. Impact and Community Contributions

Blogs and groups
User-generated content

— Zmuhl (talk) 16:26, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: I'm a volunteer on the CUNY Academic Commons community team and use the site as graduate student for teaching and research at CUNY.

Consolidation efforts

I've made several edits to streamline and clarify the CUNY Academic Commons article. Most notably:

I consolidated the sections "Background" and "Information silos vs. shareable knowledge" to reduce redundancy and to provide readers with a more coherent historical and conceptual framing;

Expanded citations in the "Open source technical infrastructure" section, particularly highlighting platform updates and migrations, accompanied by relevant wiki links for improved accessibility;

Added recent usage statistics and clarified the language in the lead section to better represent the Commons' scope and current status;

Updated "A Pedagogical Hub" with clearer language and included additional references and external resources, enriching the context around the Commons' educational use.

I'm open to further suggestions or discussions about additional enhancements or necessary adjustments.

— Zmuhl (talk) 16:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]