On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Pavlo Shevelo<[email protected]> wrote: > Let me illustrate by example: > I started to invest good portion of my time into comforting 11 (!) > years old boy despite the fact that his usage of "be bold" rule to > several most popular templates was like hurricane that not each vandal > may create :) > >> 17 is probably interested more in music than in nuclear physics, but >> just in two years she or he may be a valuable contributor in that >> scientific field. > > Let's be realistic (though not cynical ;) ): > > 1. Far not in two years - not less than in 10 years. Will we be > satisfied by popmusics/games-pedia until than +2-3 years (to create > articles); > 2. She or he may and may not became contributor in some scientific > field. If she/he will see work of elders (in best - eventually pass > the aprenticeship under control of master) during all these years it > will increase both that probability to became and quality of future > contribution.
I have quite opposite experiences. One of them had become Wikimedian with 16-17 and two years later became a steward (by passing elections with ~95% of support). _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
