Haha, I thought children were clever enough to realise that MediaWiki talk page sucks!
Tom On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 11:22 PM, Mathias Damour <[email protected]> wrote: > Le 19/04/2013 12:57, Samuel Klein a écrit : > >> Thank you, Laurent (and Jan-Bart) - it's lovely to hear these updates. >> Is there discussion between wikimini and vikidia editors about the >> differences between their goals and policies? >> >> Warmly, >> SJ > > > Yes, there is this discussion on that issue (in French, 2010) > http://fr.vikidia.org/wiki/Vikidia:Wikimini_et_Vikidia > I had not read it again recently, but I think it has some substantial > content on that question. > By the way, the discussions we had in Milan brought several points to work > on (among which a summary in English of this discussion and if they were new > elements since it) > I will keep you informed ! > > >> >> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Jan-Bart de Vreede >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hey, >>> >>> Having been involved in the Dutch Wikikids project over the past years >>> (full >>> disclosure: this is a small part of my work for the Kennisnet Foundation >>> which supports this initiative) I can tell you a little more about it. >>> >>> Wikikids is run by a small foundation which has 5 trustees (who are all >>> educators). They have 12889 articles and over 9000 pictures. They get >>> about >>> 3,5 million website visits a year. An important part is that they feel >>> that >>> the writing of the article by kids is actually a way for them to learn. >>> While the end result is also important, the writing and improving is at >>> least of equal (if not higher) importance. >>> >>> The english page on the project is here: >>> >>> http://wikikids.nl/Wikikids:English_explanation >>> >>> (I am not sure but I think one or two of the founders might be on this >>> mailing list, but probably not actively following it) >>> >>> Jan-Bart >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 19, 2013, at 7:55 AM, Laurent Jauquier <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Will, >>> >>> After four years of activity, I can't recall a case in which an adult had >>> tried to pass itself off as a child or that we even suspected such a case >>> on >>> Wikimini. In fact it is important to note that adults are also fully >>> involved in the project and they even have their own dedicated portal on >>> the >>> wiki. I mean, our users are not *only* children, and furthermore, the >>> collaboration between the latter and adults is an important component of >>> Wikimini. >>> >>> From a safety standpoint it should also be noted that unlike many other >>> community websites and services aimed at children (think of chat systems, >>> message boards, online games, virtual worlds, social networks...) there >>> is >>> no way to engage in private exchanges with other users on Wikimini. >>> Moreover >>> the email functionality has been deactivated. >>> >>> Laurent >>> http://wikimini.org >>> >>> 2013/4/18 Wjhonson <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> How do you ensure that the contributors are children ? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Jane Park <[email protected]> >>>> To: Wikimedia Education <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thu, Apr 18, 2013 2:38 pm >>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] Wikimini, the Children's Encyclopedia >>>> has reached 10 000 articles (word cloud inside) >>>> >>>> This is very cool! Are there any children oriented wikis in other >>>> languages? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Laurent Jauquier >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I'm pleased to let you know that Wikimini in French >>>>> (http://fr.wikimini.org) has reached 10 000 articles. For those who >>>>> don't >>>>> know our project, Wikimini is a free encyclopedia written by children >>>>> and >>>>> young teenagers, both at school and at home. It currently exists in >>>>> French >>>>> and the site is based on Mediawiki (same software used by Wikipedia). >>>>> >>>>> Word cloud: >>>>> >>>>> On this very special occasion, our aspiring encyclopedists were asked >>>>> to >>>>> choose 3 words that would best describe the project in their eyes. A >>>>> word >>>>> cloud was built using the words we had received and their frequency. I >>>>> wanted to share it with you, so I translated it in English: >>>>> >>>>> ==> http://stock.wikimini.org/w/images/7/7c/EN-Wikimini_in_75_words.png >>>>> >>>>> I hope you'll find it interesting and inspiring. >>>>> >>>>> Laurent >>>>> http://wikimini.org >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Education mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jane Park >>>> Project Manager >>>> Creative Commons >>>> >>>> the School of Open, a collaboration with P2PU: http://schoolofopen.org/ >>>> >>>> Like what we do? Donate: https://creativecommons.net/donate/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Education mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Education mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Education mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>> >> >> > > > -- > Mathias Damour > 49 rue Carnot > F-74000 Annecy > 00 33 (0)4 57 09 10 56 > 00 33 (0)6 27 13 65 51 > [email protected] > http://fr.vikidia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Astirmays > > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education -- Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing." _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
