V. Ivanov a écrit:
Hello Slavik
Thanks for your mail
The idea is not absolutely new.
We also mentionned it a few months ago as a solution to speed up the
thai language, but as far as I know, it did not lead to anything for now.
We use the absolutely similar approach at the Ossetic
Wikipedia (we
call it "Project <<Tskhinval Teachers>>".
The essence of the project is paying teachers from South Ossetia a
2,5-USD equivalent for every article (up from 2500 characters). We pay
nothing for the first article (regarding it as a test).
The Project have started in the middle of April and by now we have 3
interested persons in S. Ossetia, an extremely poor region where 2,5
USD can buy much more than even in the neighbouring North Ossetia. Two
large articles (both about Ossetian-language writers; but we do not
really limit the topics) have been already prepared; you can see them
both:
http://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%82%D1%…
http://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B7%D1%83%D1%86%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%…
We are working on widening the network of involved teachers (and we
are also planning to involve local Ossetian-language journalists from
South Ossetia). We are also seeking ways to enlarge the funds of the
Project, for now we can pay not more than 20 articles by the whole
accumulated money (and we would like not only to pay for articles, but
also use some money for local advertisement of Wikipedia in both South
and North Ossetia).
The Project is not run by any organization, but by a group of
independent persons (mostly in North Ossetia and Moscow) interested in
the success of the Ossetian Wikipedia. So it's void of the risk, you
mentioned concerning the wo.wikipedia.
Best wishes,
Slavik
I am interested in your experience...
I went to see the wiki (difficult, I mostly see ??? on my computer), and
I saw that aside from ip contributions, the main two contributors are a
bot (it could be hidden if you wish this) and Amikeco.
Are you Amikeco or is it one of the authors you mentionned ?
If Amikeco is not the direct author of the article, does that mean he
copied in wikipedia the article written by another ?
I was also wondering if you set a sort of "validation" of the articles
written (a check of the quality of the article) ? Can you tell me how
many people are behind this experience ? Did they contacted teachers
they knew otherwise, or did a sort of list out of a university or high
school ?
I can perceive several ways to push the idea. Possibly organising a
presentation in a school or university, getting there with a poster,
some leaflets. Aside from financial issues, what are you exactly
planning to do in the future ? I really find the idea very interesting
and I would love to know more about what you are doing.
Anthere