I am teaching a class helping students learn to edit and the number of reports back I receive of unkindness by editors is sad. OTOH a few fortunate students have run into helpful editors who encourage them. I teach librarians who have an undergraduate degree so they should be good contributors...but unkindness is a true force preventing their engagement.
On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 1:46 AM, ENWP Pine <[email protected]> wrote: > This is being discussed on Jimbo's talk page at > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#.22I_actually_hate_it_here.22. > A number of us feel that that hostility and contention are driving away > good-faith editors. Would someone from Growth comment on WMF's current > efforts to recruit and retain editors? Also, could people comment about how > WMF or community members might be able to influence English Wikipedia to be > a friendlier and more civil place? > > Thanks, > > Pine > > _______________________________________________ > EE mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/ee > _______________________________________________ EE mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/ee
