{"id":389,"date":"2005-10-11T20:19:05","date_gmt":"2005-10-11T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ravikiran.com\/2005\/10\/11\/steps-to-take\/"},"modified":"2005-10-12T01:58:04","modified_gmt":"2005-10-11T20:28:04","slug":"steps-to-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ravikiran.com\/blog\/classic\/200510\/steps-to-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to take."},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing we should do is to ensure that anyone who tries to google “IIPM” gets a link to a page giving fair warning about the institute. We should aim to get this page into the top ten results, preferably the first result. <\/p>\n

The obvious page? Why, the Wikipedia link for IIPM<\/a>! It doesn’t contain much yet, but with your co-operation, it will soon. (Update: <\/strong> Now there is a fairly decent article! Please link to it.)
\nSo here is what we should all do.<\/p>\n

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  1. Link to the page on your blog. Use the string “IIPM”. Put this in a post for now, but make sure that you put it somewhere where it will be permanently up. Everyone<\/b> who has a blog can and should do this.\n
  2. Edit the entry above to write about the controversy. Use a neutral tone. Prefer reports of facts rather than judgements. For example. “IIPM is a slimy institute” is your judgement. That is liable to get edited out of Wikipedia. On the other hand, “IIPM has been described as a slimy institute by many blogs that were outraged by what they saw as its aggressive tactics” is better. It is not a judgement. It is a statement of fact<\/i> that some other blogs have called it so. But better still, give the facts<\/i> that will enable the reader to make that decision for himself. (“IIPM promises X, but students who attended have reported that they get Y instead.”)\n
  3. Keep a watch on the page. Create a user account and add it to your watchlist. Ensure that no one deletes sentences surreptitiously. If anyone writes exaggerated stuff about the institute, tone it down. Change the language from “The institute does …. ” to “The institute claims<\/i> to do…. ” blah blah blah. You get the point?\n
  4. Tell everyone who will be interested to do the same. Post about this. Make sure that every blogger who cares gets involved and makes a post.\n
  5. Keep up the vigil. Make sure that the page stays alive and continues to give a fair picture even after the controversy dies down.\n<\/ol>\n

    As you can see, I’ve made a start, but I’ve got to run right now. By the time I get on the net next, you guys should have an article ready.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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