Hello Everyone,
Well, it took us four emails on this list in order to reach the moment where someone
started being negative in tone.
The reason we started this list was to exchange ideas in a positive atmosphere. There are
incredible examples (best practices) on how to use Wikimedia content en projects in an
educational setting. We can share these and point out opportunities to one another. One of
the people I talked to when discussing this list stated that for him it was important that
the tone of the list be positive, but above all: constructive.
Therefore this list is not a place to:
1) Antagonize one another or show a lack of respect to individuals
2) Continue crusades which are already being fought on other platforms (however just they
may be)
3) Be close-minded
If people can't abide by these guidelines, please feel free to unsubscribe and
"take it elsewhere". If you have suggestions for other guidelines to make this a
welcoming place, feel free to mail me.
In support of Frank's suggestion I think it would be great to get together in a larger
setting of some kind at wikimania. When looking at
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Papers (PS: your deadline for adding
proposals is the 30th of april)
I see a lot of educational talks. Every year we have more and more of these at Wikimania,
and every year we see more cool cases and theory. Can we come up with suggestions for
doing something special at Wikimania this year where we can celebrate this and have an
informal get together?
Jan-Bart
On Apr 14, 2011, at 3:54 AM, Virgilio A. P. Machado wrote:
Great idea. It will not be ready for Wikimania in
Haifa, this year,
but I just added to my list of case studies: "The crusaders against
education in the Brazilian Wikipedia." Right now it is an unfinished
case because the crusade is still raging at full throttle in the
Brazilian Wikipedia, thanks to... YOU. That's right, YOU. It is all
happening under your very noses, using the resources that the
Wikimedia Foundation makes available to the gang that runs the
Brazilian Wikipedia. A word of warning, also, to all the donors to
the Wikimedia Foundation whose money is unwittingly being used to
support that big sham called Portuguese Wikipedia. Sounds dramatic,
exaggerated, overblown? I wouldn't believe it myself if I were not
there, right on top of the list of those blocked to infinite for
daring, for trying such foolish endeavor. My worst sin, I'm very
sorry to say: being a Portuguese university professor trying to run a
successful higher education project in a Wikipedia dominated by
Brazilian highschoolers. In the mean time, have fun in Haifa, patting
each other on the back for a job well done.
Sincerely,
Virgilio A. P. Machado
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