[Foundation-l] Do we need a Code of Participation?

[Thomas Goldammer]

Btw., Wikimedia isn't even a UK school. So why compare apples and pears? ;o)

Grtx,
Thogo.
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2007/11/6, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>:
> > > There are a few reasons why I think an explicit opt-in to a small
> > > number of core principles would be a good idea:
> > >
> >
> > UK schools tried that at one point. Didn't work.
>
> They may have claimed it was opt-in, but the fact that education is
> compulsory in the UK (as in much of the world) means that you have to
> opt-in whether you want to or not, which isn't really what "opt"
> means. (Yes, you could go to another school, or be home educated, but
> both of those are really choices of the parent, not the pupil, so it
> doesn't really help.)
>
> People can, however, choose not to edit Wikipedia (or the other projects).
>
> That key differences means we shouldn't dismiss this just because it
> didn't work in UK schools.
>
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