On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Peter Damian <[email protected]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wjhonson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Has Wikipedia changed since 2005? > > >> Quote: "Then you are misunderstanding the meaning of the word >> 'educational' I think. " >> >> Perhaps the word you want is "academic". > > No I meant 'educational'. I'm actually quite shocked by some of the things > being said in this thread, and that the people who have said them are > running Wikipedia. > Does anyone else, apart from these two, have any views on what they have > said? The WMF goal is about "collecting and developing educational > content". Does that mean 'education' in the sense I have characterised it? > I.e. bringing to the public subjects that are generally not ephemeral or > trivial, and which are enduring and a monument to the human spirit, and > generally noble and good, in a way that is interesting and accessible? > > I would be interested in other people's views.
I don't know about Will, but I don't think I have any particular influence or authority on Wikipedia. My schedule and interests have left me mostly an observer for the past six or ten months. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
