Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] Of Education-coop cabal: what's it, who's it, how one joins it, why is it like that?

Thanks for your questions about the Wikipedia Education Collaborative (or Collab). When the Collab was created in 2014, using a closed list was deemed necessary so that this new group would have some time to figure out how we might best work together without the whole community looking in,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] Of Education-coop cabal: what's it, who's it, how one joins it, why is it like that?

It answers all the questions, except why the limited participation is needed. Any WP-related project should be open, unless there is some special reason why that can stand up to scrutiny. The mere convenience of limiting discussion to a group of like minded people is not in my opinion a sufficient

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Education] Of Education-coop cabal: what's it, who's it, how one joins it, why is it like that?

Hi Bohdan, Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia Education Program https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education and the Wikipedia Education Collaborative https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Wikipedia_Education_Collaborative. The Education Collaborative is a group of experienced