That is indeed a very interesting post. I can understand the author's feelings very well, it is very easy to overdo and overcomplicate the stuff. That's why we do everything on simple, purely functional basis; we refuse over-complicated guidelines, strict rules and formal complications. So far so good, the articles are not always top-quality, but they are still better then much of the articles already in there.   See for yourself our recent changes:   http://cs.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Speci%C3%A1ln%C3%AD:Souvisej%C3%A…   Hope we will have a chance discuss these things in person ;-) Vojtech, Czech program "Students Write Wikipedia" (http://studenti.wikimedia.cz)       ************************ Vojtěch Dostál Mail vojtech.dostal(a)centrum.cz &lt;vojtech.dostal(a)centrum.cz&gt;     ______________________________________________________________ I wanted to draw your attention in particular to this excellent post from Sophie Österberg from Wikimedia Sverige -- she's put together a very frank list of mistakes she's made and what she has learned from them. I highly encourage everyone to read the post and add your own learnings, either through commenting on the blog post or through discussion on this list. I think it would be great if we got better as a community of bravely sharing not only what goes well, but what doesn't, so that we can all learn from each others' experiences and not make the same mistakes!Thanks, Sophie, for the great post: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/14/wikipedia-education-program-sweden/ <http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/14/wikipedia-education-program-sweden/>LiAnna--  LiAnna Davis Wikipedia Education Program Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation http://education.wikimedia.org <http://education.wikimedia.org/> (415) 839-6885 x6649 ldavis(a)wikimedia.org &lt;ldavis(a)wikimedia.org&gt; ---------- _______________________________________________ Education mailing list Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education>

Great post indeed! I've made the same mistakes myself... We Wikimedians tend to assume that EVERYONE shares our enthusiasm and passion for CONTRIBUTING to (not plain "using") Wikipedia and participating in wiki-communities, when that is simply not the case. Have a look at the "Wikipedia Quick Start Guide" that I put together for a European workshop for educators in Prague two years ago. It was the product of "brainstorming" how to get my audience involved "on the spot" (I only had 45 minutes). Perhaps someone might find it useful... http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editing_workshops/Prague_ (Czech_Republic),_Spice_Summer_Academy,_August_28,_2011 Greetings from Greece Mina ("Saintfevrier") On Feb 14, 2013, at 8:55 PM, LiAnna Davis wrote: