[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia for education

cprompt cprompt at tmbg.org
Wed May 14 23:11:59 UTC 2003


Isn't that what the Nupedia is for?
I think Nupedia's big draw was "reviewed content" and Wikipedia's was 
"anyone can edit".

Daniel Ehrenberg wrote:

>For wikipedia to be an valid educational source, it
>needs to have some kind of approval system. From what
>I understand, this has been discussed since Day 1 of
>Wikipedia, but I think it is time to impliment it. If
>wikipedia is ever to be printed or used in schools, it
>must be scrutinized and validated (or invalidated) on
>an article-by-article basis. 
>
>-LittleDan
>
>--- Christopher Mahan <chris_mahan at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>I feel that an encyclopedia ofour caliber can really
>>positively
>>impact the lives and education of younger people. By
>>which I mean
>>anyone who can read and click a mouse (I don't know
>>how old that is,
>>but my guess is around 4 years old)
>>
>>I would want to be able to send a 10 year old
>>inquisitive mind to the
>>W without any reservation.
>>    
>>




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