Hi Asaf, thanks for the correction. "Wikilearn" is a typo, the project is called "Wikilang".
BTW, the name of the project coincides with an existing redirect - the updated proposal link is at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikilang_(2). Regards, sam1370 On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> wrote: > (A technical note: the title of your email and some of its text talk about > "*wikilang*", but elsewhere in the text you use "Wikilearn" several > times. I would like to point out that *WikiLearn* is an existing online > learning platform <https://learn.wiki/> hosted by the Wikimedia > Foundation, offering online learning modules on a variety of topics, from > technical skills such as using OpenRefine, through general skills such as > public speaking or partnership building, to core policies of Wikipedia. I > ask that you refrain from using the name "wikilearn" for your new > initiative, to prevent confusion.) > > A. > > Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) > > Lead Program Officer, Emerging Communities > > Community Development > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > https://donate.wikimedia.org > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 8:39 AM Obtrusive Snake via Wikimedia-l < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I hope that you're all having a nice day! I'd like to request your >> feedback on my project proposal for Wikilang, the language-learning >> platform that anyone can edit. >> >> Before Wikipedia, knowledge was scattered, fragmented, and duplicated, >> across thousands of encyclopedias and reference works, and millions of >> websites and books. To get a complete understanding of a subject, it was >> necessary to cobble together information from many sources, many of which >> were not easily available. Wikipedia changed this, providing a central >> place where knowledge can be stored, organized, and accessed - at no cost. >> Wikipedia makes knowledge free. >> >> Language learning is in a similar state. There are innumerable language >> learning books, platforms, and courses. While some material is freely >> available, a large amount of valuable content is locked behind expensive >> paywalls. The serious learner is forced to cobble together a course from >> many different sources, and will likely end up having to spend some money. >> For many, who don't have the financial resources or time to invest in this, >> they simply end up not learning the language at all. >> >> Wikilearn proposes to do for language learning what Wikipedia has done >> for knowledge: centralize it, organize it, and make it freely accessible. >> It consists of two components: a course editor, and a learning application. >> Contributors modify the course, adding new words, sentences, and >> translations. Learners take the course, which guides them through learning >> their target language through a series of spaced repetition-informed >> lessons and exercises. >> >> If Wikilearn is successful, people around the world will have access to >> high-quality, structured language learning material, at no cost. >> >> If you have the time, it would be awesome if you could leave your >> feedback at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikilang! >> >> And, if you want to see the proposed platform in action, I have a fully >> functional prototype available at https://mimilearn.org. >> >> Thank you, >> sam1370 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User%3ASam1370> >> Discord: thooton#0043 >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/437LDK3BNFYQXRW4QPQGXKP2PDXNRRZN/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > >
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