Hi team,
I'd like to suggest sharing this article: "Don't fall for Wiki-denial: there's nothing wrong with using Wikipedia" from Elizabeth Farrelly in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-wikipedia-at-15-is-a-beautiful-exercise-in...
Already shared at: https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809 https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453
Regards,
Charles (User:Chuq / WMAU)
This looks good to me. Jeff and Michael, what do you think?
On 9 December 2015 at 21:28, Charles Gregory wmau.lists@chuq.net wrote:
Hi team,
I'd like to suggest sharing this article: "Don't fall for Wiki-denial: there's nothing wrong with using Wikipedia" from Elizabeth Farrelly in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-wikipedia-at-15-is-a-beautiful-exercise-in...
Already shared at: https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809 https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453
Regards,
Charles (User:Chuq / WMAU)
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"A dowdy education system hides its flaws inside larded layers of snobbery and obscurantism."
I feel like more and more educators are open-minded about Wikipedia -- for example our blog posts about Tel Aviv University teaching a course in Wikipedia and Wikipedians-in-residence in some of Europe's oldest universities.
Is the statement above -- fine in the writer's opinion piece -- a poke in the eye if shared by us?
On Friday, December 11, 2015, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
This looks good to me. Jeff and Michael, what do you think?
On 9 December 2015 at 21:28, Charles Gregory <wmau.lists@chuq.net javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wmau.lists@chuq.net');> wrote:
Hi team,
I'd like to suggest sharing this article: "Don't fall for Wiki-denial: there's nothing wrong with using Wikipedia" from Elizabeth Farrelly in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-wikipedia-at-15-is-a-beautiful-exercise-in...
Already shared at: https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809 https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453
Regards,
Charles (User:Chuq / WMAU)
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"snobbery and obscurantism" Hmm. But if Joe is ok with it, then I think it is worth at least an RT?
On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
"A dowdy education system hides its flaws inside larded layers of snobbery and obscurantism."
I feel like more and more educators are open-minded about Wikipedia -- for example our blog posts about Tel Aviv University teaching a course in Wikipedia and Wikipedians-in-residence in some of Europe's oldest universities.
Is the statement above -- fine in the writer's opinion piece -- a poke in the eye if shared by us?
On Friday, December 11, 2015, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
This looks good to me. Jeff and Michael, what do you think?
On 9 December 2015 at 21:28, Charles Gregory wmau.lists@chuq.net wrote:
Hi team,
I'd like to suggest sharing this article: "Don't fall for Wiki-denial: there's nothing wrong with using Wikipedia" from Elizabeth Farrelly in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-wikipedia-at-15-is-a-beautiful-exercise-in...
Already shared at: https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809 https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453
Regards,
Charles (User:Chuq / WMAU)
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I mean, apart from a few lines it seems like a pretty positive sentiment to me, but I'll defer to your better judgement on this.
Joe
On 11 December 2015 at 17:53, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote:
"snobbery and obscurantism" Hmm. But if Joe is ok with it, then I think it is worth at least an RT?
On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote:
"A dowdy education system hides its flaws inside larded layers of snobbery and obscurantism."
I feel like more and more educators are open-minded about Wikipedia -- for example our blog posts about Tel Aviv University teaching a course in Wikipedia and Wikipedians-in-residence in some of Europe's oldest universities.
Is the statement above -- fine in the writer's opinion piece -- a poke in the eye if shared by us?
On Friday, December 11, 2015, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
This looks good to me. Jeff and Michael, what do you think?
On 9 December 2015 at 21:28, Charles Gregory wmau.lists@chuq.net wrote:
Hi team,
I'd like to suggest sharing this article: "Don't fall for Wiki-denial: there's nothing wrong with using Wikipedia" from Elizabeth Farrelly in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-wikipedia-at-15-is-a-beautiful-exercise-in...
Already shared at: https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809 https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453
Regards,
Charles (User:Chuq / WMAU)
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Personally I'm not sure i'd quote that particular line in a post but think its totally fine to RT the article in question (or for that matter post it in general). Its a good article.
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On Dec 11, 2015, at 10:12, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote:
I mean, apart from a few lines it seems like a pretty positive sentiment to me, but I'll defer to your better judgement on this.
Joe
On 11 December 2015 at 17:53, Michael Guss mguss@wikimedia.org wrote: "snobbery and obscurantism" Hmm. But if Joe is ok with it, then I think it is worth at least an RT?
On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 9:47 AM, Jeff Elder jelder@wikimedia.org wrote: "A dowdy education system hides its flaws inside larded layers of snobbery and obscurantism."
I feel like more and more educators are open-minded about Wikipedia -- for example our blog posts about Tel Aviv University teaching a course in Wikipedia and Wikipedians-in-residence in some of Europe's oldest universities.
Is the statement above -- fine in the writer's opinion piece -- a poke in the eye if shared by us?
On Friday, December 11, 2015, Joe Sutherland jsutherland@wikimedia.org wrote: This looks good to me. Jeff and Michael, what do you think?
On 9 December 2015 at 21:28, Charles Gregory wmau.lists@chuq.net wrote: Hi team,
I'd like to suggest sharing this article: "Don't fall for Wiki-denial: there's nothing wrong with using Wikipedia" from Elizabeth Farrelly in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/why-wikipedia-at-15-is-a-beautiful-exercise-in...
Already shared at: https://twitter.com/wm_au/status/674700508712439809 https://www.facebook.com/wikimedia.au/posts/920382398015453
Regards,
Charles (User:Chuq / WMAU)
Social-media mailing list Social-media@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media
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