Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

2017-11-21 Thread James Salsman
> Where does this idea come from, especially the topic selected? I selected the topic. > How "the best" will be determined, and by who? I am happy to defer to either of the two foundations or take their instructions for as many nominations as they like if they want me to propose a panel. >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

2017-11-21 Thread mathieu stumpf guntz
Where does this idea come from, especially the topic selected? How "the best" will be determined, and by who? What the goal of this proposal in the first place? Le 21/11/2017 à 10:52, James Salsman a écrit : The Wikipedia Education Program is shared by both the Wikimedia Foundation and the

Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

2017-11-21 Thread James Salsman
The Wikipedia Education Program is shared by both the Wikimedia Foundation and the WikiEd Foundation, and I am asking both to participate. On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Joseph Seddon wrote: > How is this relevant to wikimedia-l? > > Seddon > > On 21 Nov 2017 09:28,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

2017-11-21 Thread Joseph Seddon
How is this relevant to wikimedia-l? Seddon On 21 Nov 2017 09:28, "James Salsman" wrote: > I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best > twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are > likely to pay more in income taxes over

[Wikimedia-l] non-technical community wish: Invitational essay authorship contest

2017-11-21 Thread James Salsman
I offer $50 USD first prize and $25 for the runner-up for the best twelve paragraph essay on the topic of whether college students are likely to pay more in income taxes over their lifetime than the present value of the entire amount of their college tuition, room, and board expenses. This