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'''Welcome to the MEPedia Portal on [[SpinProfiles:About|Spinprofiles]]. It profiles all the current Members of the European Parliament focusin in particular on issues of conflict of interest and the revolving door. An A-Z list of articles on both individuals and institutions is''' [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorism_Spin '''here'''].
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'''Welcome to the MEPedia Portal on [[SpinProfiles:About|SpinProfiles]]. It profiles all the current Members of the European Parliament focusing in particular on issues of conflict of interest and the revolving door. An A-Z list of articles on both individuals and institutions is''' [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorism_Spin '''here'''].
  
 
The editors of the MEPedia Portal are [[User:Will|Will Dinan]] and [[User:Barcin_Uluisik|Barcin Uluisik]].  
 
The editors of the MEPedia Portal are [[User:Will|Will Dinan]] and [[User:Barcin_Uluisik|Barcin Uluisik]].  
  
Spinprofiles has a policy of [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by an [[User:Claire Robinson|Managing editor]] and a [[User:David|Sysop]] and several Associate Portal editors.  
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There are also a number of distinct categories listed below:
 
There are also a number of distinct categories listed below:
 
* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:MEP MEP] - Pages on MEPs
 
* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:MEP MEP] - Pages on MEPs
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Conflicts_of_Interest Conflicts of Interest] - Pages on MEPs with conflicting interests
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Revolving_door Revolving Door] - Pages on people who change have taken positions in both government and private corporations
  
There are also a number of pages on Spinprofiles which specifically examine issues to do with [[Category:Conflicts of Interest]] and the [[Category:Revolving door]].
 
  
 
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<h4>Looking for somewhere to start?</h4>
 
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To learn how ''you'' can edit any article right now, visit [[Spinprofiles:About]], [[SpinProfiles:Contributing|Welcome, newcomers]], our [[Spinprofiles:Help|Help page]], [[Spinprofiles:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]], [[SpinProfiles:Quick Guide to Editing|A quick guide to editing]] or experiment in the [[Spinprofiles:sandbox|sandbox]].
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Spinprofiles can be made more effective if more people join the project.  If you have research or writing skills or just spare time, you can help.   
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SpinProfiles can be made more effective if more people join the project.  If you have research or writing skills or just spare time, you can help.   
  
 
If you are unsure where to start, you could expand some of the recently created but currently very brief articles. (If you look at the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes page]] you will see some noted as being 'stubs' - articles that may just be a line or two and needing to be fleshed out). So if you would like to add to some of those you would be most welcome.
 
If you are unsure where to start, you could expand some of the recently created but currently very brief articles. (If you look at the [[Special:Recentchanges|recent changes page]] you will see some noted as being 'stubs' - articles that may just be a line or two and needing to be fleshed out). So if you would like to add to some of those you would be most welcome.
  
There is an automatically updated page which includes the pages which have been signalled by Spinprofiles users as [[Special:Wantedpages|most wanted]].  In addition there is a page which includes a list of [[SpinProfiles:Things you can do to help|Things you can do to help]].
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There is an automatically updated page which includes the pages which have been signalled by SpinProfiles users as [[Special:Wantedpages|most wanted]].  In addition there is a page which includes a list of [[SpinProfiles:Things you can do to help|Things you can do to help]].
  
Or if you would like some other suggestions closer to your interests you could  drop Spinprofiles editor, [[User:David|David Miller]] an email. His address is editor AT spinprofiles.org
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Or if you would like some other suggestions closer to your interests you could  drop SpinProfiles editor, [[User:David|David Miller]] an email. His address is editor AT spinprofiles.org
  
 
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Revision as of 18:17, 26 February 2009

Welcome to the MEPedia Portal on Spinprofiles

European Parliament

Welcome to the MEPedia Portal on SpinProfiles. It profiles all the current Members of the European Parliament focusing in particular on issues of conflict of interest and the revolving door. An A-Z list of articles on both individuals and institutions is here.

The editors of the MEPedia Portal are Will Dinan and Barcin Uluisik.

SpinProfiles has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by a managing editor and a sysop and several Associate Portal editors.

What is MEPedia?

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Research

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Recent Articles on SpinWatch

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Categories

All pages associated with the MEPedia Portal are listed here.

There are also a number of distinct categories listed below:

  • MEP - Pages on MEPs
  • Conflicts of Interest - Pages on MEPs with conflicting interests
  • Revolving Door - Pages on people who change have taken positions in both government and private corporations


New pages on SpinProfiles

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References and Resources


Getting Started

Looking for somewhere to start?

To learn how you can edit any article right now, visit SpinProfiles: About, Welcome, newcomers, our Help page, Frequently Asked Questions, A quick guide to editing or experiment in the sandbox.

Or contribute a new article: go to Quick Guide to Getting Started.

Research and Writing Tips

How to research front groups | Resources for studying propaganda | Research using the web

Can you help?

SpinProfiles can be made more effective if more people join the project. If you have research or writing skills or just spare time, you can help.

If you are unsure where to start, you could expand some of the recently created but currently very brief articles. (If you look at the recent changes page you will see some noted as being 'stubs' - articles that may just be a line or two and needing to be fleshed out). So if you would like to add to some of those you would be most welcome.

There is an automatically updated page which includes the pages which have been signalled by SpinProfiles users as most wanted. In addition there is a page which includes a list of Things you can do to help.

Or if you would like some other suggestions closer to your interests you could drop SpinProfiles editor, David Miller an email. His address is editor AT spinprofiles.org

Start Here


SpinProfiles History

SpinProfiles is a collaborative venture initiated by SpinWatch in collaboration with LobbyWatch, GM Watch Red Star Research and Corporate Watch, but put into effect by a wide variety of volunteers and independent researchers.

Contributors are now working on 19,417 articles.

Disclaimer: SpinProfiles is an encyclopaedia of people, issues and groups shaping the public agenda. It is a project of the SpinWatch.

Antispam note: To avoid attracting spam email robots, email addresses on SpinProfiles are written with AT in place of the usual symbol, and we have removed "mail to" links. Replace AT with the correct symbol to get a valid address. We regret the inconvenience this entails. Campaign for more effective antispam regulations.

Email: editor AT spinprofiles.org.


References